 Mounds State Park entrance sign. | |
  Site of park in U.S. state of Indiana | |
| Location | Anderson, Indiana, Madison County, Indiana,  USA |
|---|---|
| Region | Madison County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40°6′1.39″N 85°37′14.60″W / 40.1003861°N 85.6207222°W |
| History | |
| Founded | 160 BCE |
| Cultures | Adena culture, Hopewell tradition |
| Site notes | |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | earthworks |
| Architectural details | Number of monuments: 10 |
Mounds State Park | |
| Area | 251.8 acres (101.9 ha) |
| Visitation | 394,815 (2018–2019)[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000022[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1973 |
| Responsible body: Indiana Department of Natural Resources | |
Mounds State Park is a state park near Anderson, Madison County, Indiana featuring Native American heritage, and ten ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture indigenous peoples of eastern North America, and also used centuries later by Hopewell culture inhabitants. It is separate from (and about 79 miles northwest of) the similarly named Mounds State Recreation Area (near Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana). The park receives about 400,000 visitors annually.[2]
The park is 1 of 14 Indiana State Parks that were in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with the park having 3 minutes and 45 seconds of totality.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "2018 / 2019 Estimated Fiscal Year Visits for Indiana State Parks ~ Alphabetical" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ R, Mike (July 14, 2021). "Indiana 2024 Eclipse State Park Resources". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.