Tremper Mound and Works

Tremper Mound and Works
A 2003 photo of Tremper Mound
Tremper Mound and Works is located in Ohio
Tremper Mound and Works
Location within Ohio today
LocationWest Portsmouth, OhioScioto County, Ohio USA
RegionScioto County, Ohio
Coordinates38°48′05″N 83°00′35″W / 38.80139°N 83.00972°W / 38.80139; -83.00972
History
Founded100 BCE
Abandoned500 CE
CulturesHopewell tradition
Site notes
Excavation dates1915
ArchaeologistsWilliam C. Mills Ohio Historical Society
Architecture
Architectural stylesearthworks
Architectural detailsNumber of monuments: 1
Tremper Mound and Works
NRHP reference No.72001041[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1972[1]
Responsible body: private

The Tremper Mound and Works are a Hopewell (100 BCE to 500 CE) earthen enclosure and large, irregularly shaped mound. The site is located in Scioto County, Ohio, about five miles northwest of Portsmouth, Ohio, on the second terrace floodplain overlooking the Scioto River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places-Ohio". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 2, 2009.