PEEBLES, Ohio – On a lush hilltop deep in Southern Ohio, a giant snake slithers through the grass, its intentions a mystery. Despite more than a century of study, we still don’t know who built the ...

Ohio’s Great Serpent Mound is the most famous Indian mound in America. Years ago, when I worked fulltime at the Newark Earthworks visitors center, it was not at all unusual for someone to walk in with ...

A new controversy has erupted at an historic site after a candlelighting event was abruptly canceled. “We were notified back in mid-November by the Ohio History Connection that they were canceling the ...

Imagine you're living in ancient times in what is now Ohio. One day you and your friends decide: Let's make a 1,376-foot-long (419-meter-long) snake sculpture on the edge of this meteorite crater over ...

Serpent Mound in Adams County is the most iconic earthen sculpture ever created by the ancestors of North American Indians, but now it can be seen only through a kind of filter. Why? It was damaged by ...

Fort Ancient in Warren County, along with two other Native American earthworks, will soon be under new management, the Ohio Historical Society announced Thursday, July 16. The move is in response to ...

Whenever I give presentations about the amazing earthworks built by Ohio’s ancient American Indian cultures, a frequently asked question is, “How long did it take to build them?" In a new article on ...

Serpent Mound State Memorial is located at 3850 State Route 73, Peebles OH 45660; 800-752-2757. From the West, take State Route 73 south of Hillsboro. If you reach Locust Grove, you’ve gone 4 miles ...

Young sees the serpent as natural to his neighborhood, which also includes the Norse references Walhalla, Gudrun and Brynhild roads, but he was actually inspired by a landscape about 100 miles away.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As the son of a Norwegian and a Swede, Donn Young knows all about Norse mythology. Soon, his neighbors will, too. Young has spent this fall ...

The Ohio History Connection is holding Summer Solstice to mark the longest day of the year with programs that showcase the significance of Serpent Mound as a sacred American Indian site. Serpent Mound ...