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| Nearest city | Granville, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°4′11.76″N 82°30′3.71″W / 40.0699333°N 82.5010306°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000643 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 5, 1971 |
The Alligator Effigy Mound is an effigy mound in Granville, Ohio, United States. The mound is believed to have been built between AD 800 and 1200 by people of the Fort Ancient culture.[2] The mound was likely a ceremonial site, as it was not used for burials.
Located on privately owned land, Alligator Mound is one of two extant effigy mounds known in the present-day state of Ohio, along with Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio.[2][3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971.[1] Effigy mounds were built more often by ancient indigenous peoples located in the areas of the present-day states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin than in the Ohio area, and many have survived there.[2][3]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Alligator Mound". Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ a b "The Licking County Historical Society - Alligator Mound". The Licking County Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2008.