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Ohio archæological and historical publications (1887)

Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by F.J. Heer · leaf 462

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e to thetop of the mound, where the work began. Until last year themound was covered with a growth of trees each ranging in diame-ter from 6 to 18 inches, but these had been cut down and takenaway by Mr. Froehlich, preliminary to the removal of the mound.The outer surface of the mound was covered… … Figure 1. was 20 feet high with a base diameter of 90 feet being composedalmost entirely of dark sand, which was no doubt taken fromthe small lake near by, known as Lake Ellensmere. The secondperiod shows the enlargement of the original mound on all sides.On the south side the mound was only…

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