Joseph E. Beery M.D.

Historical marker location:

Lancaster, Ohio

( Marker is on Marietta Road NE (Ohio Route 37) 1 mile east of U.S. 22, on the right when traveling east.)

The Great Serpent Mound, located in Adams County, Ohio, is a prehistoric effigy mound in the shape of a serpent that is more than 1,300 feet long. It is one of the largest effigy mounds in the world and is estimated to have been built by the Adena culture more than 1,000 years ago.