Shrum Mound is a
Native American burial mound
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...
in Campbell Memorial Park in
Columbus, Ohio.
The mound was created around 2,000 years ago by the
Pre-Columbian
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492. Usually, ...
Native American
Adena culture
The Adena culture was a Pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 500 BCE to 100 CE, in a time known as the Early Woodland period. The Adena culture refers to what were probably a number of related Native American societies sharing ...
.
The site was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1970.
Shrum Mound is named after the family whose farm once included the land on which the mound is located.
Ohio History Connection
Ohio History Connection, formerly The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and Ohio Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1885. Headquartered at the Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio History Connect ...
is the current owner of the mound after receiving the property as a donation from the late Ohio governor
James E. Campbell.
Shrum Mound is located within Campbell Park, which is named after James E. Campbell.
In 2015, the Ohio History Connection removed the 18 or so trees located on top of the mound, citing preservation as the reason.
One concern was the possibility of a strong storm knocking down a tree and causing damage to the mound.
Gallery
File:Shrum Mound 4 70000490.jpg, Shrum Mound in 2014, prior to the removal of its trees
File:Shrum Mound aerial 4.jpg, Shrum Mound from directly above
See also
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List of parks in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio has numerous municipal parks, several regional parks (part of the Metro Parks system), and privately-owned parks. The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department operates 370 parks, with a combined .
City parks
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References
External links
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{{Columbus Recreation and Parks
Adena culture
Archaeological sites in Ohio
Mounds in Ohio
Parks in Columbus, Ohio
History of Columbus, Ohio