Mormon Community

Historical marker location:

7800 Kirtland Chardon Rd, Kirtland, Ohio

( Marker is on Kirtland Chardon Road, 0.1 miles south of Chillicothe Road (Ohio Route 615), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2003

The Ohio River Valley was home to several Native American cultures before European settlement, including the Adena and Hopewell cultures. These cultures left behind many burial mounds and other archaeological sites that are now protected and preserved by the state of Ohio.