Historical Marker
Charles Young
Historical marker location:
1120 Rt US 42 E, Xenia, Ohio, Wilberforce, Ohio
( Marker is on U.S. 42, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2011
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.