Historical Marker

Salisbury Township

Historical marker location:
40792 Laurel Cliff Road, Pomeroy, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of Burdette Road and Laurel Cliff Road, on the right when traveling north on Burdette Road.)
Marker installed: 2013

The Gauntlet. John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail.

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.