Mann Mound

Not to be confused with Man Mound.

Mann Mound
Overview of the mound from the north
Mann Mound is located in Ohio
Mann Mound
Mann Mound is located in the United States
Mann Mound
LocationSection 12 of Wayne Township,[2] northeast of Jacksonburg[3]
Nearest cityJacksonburg, Ohio
Coordinates39°33′5.4″N 84°29′42″W / 39.551500°N 84.49500°W / 39.551500; -84.49500
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.71000632[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1971

The Mann Mound is a Native American mound in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the unincorporated community of Jacksonburg in Butler County,[1] it is tree-covered and sits on the edge of a field[4] in Section 12 of Wayne Township. Its height is approximately 20 feet (6.1 m), and its circumference is approximately 540 feet (160 m).[2]

In November 1868, the mound was quarried for gravel by local residents; this excavation continued until the miners had reached the center of the mound, where they found multiple limestone burial vaults. These vaults were built as squares, 3 feet (0.91 m) on each side; each contained a skeleton that had presumably been placed in a seated position. The vaults were stacked from the mound's floor to a position just underneath its summit; each was separated from others by a small amount of gravel. Eight skeletons were removed from these vaults and sent to the Smithsonian Institution.[2] Findings from the mound have led to the conclusion that it is a work of the Adena culture.[1]

Despite the damage done by the amateur excavation, the Mann Mound is still a significant archaeological site and the second largest extant mound in Butler County. It was recorded by an archaeological survey published by J.P. MacLean in 1879,[4] and in 1971, it was recognized for its archaeological significance when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c MacLean, J. P. The Mound Builders: Being an Account of a Remarkable People that Once Inhabited the Valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi, Together with an Investigation Into the Archæology of Butler County, O. Cincinnati: Clarke, 1879, 221.
  3. ^ Mills, William C. Archeological Atlas of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society, 1914, page 9 and plate 9.
  4. ^ a b Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 98.