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Carl Potter Mound

Adena-related burial mound in Champaign County, Ohio

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The Carl Potter Mound (also known as "Hodge Mound II"; designated 33CH11-II: 1 ) is a historic Native American mound in southern Champaign County, Ohio, United States. Located near Mechanicsburg, it lies on a small ridge in a pasture field in southeastern Union Township.: 2  In 1974, the mound was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a potential archaeological site, primarily because of its use as a burial mound.: 2 

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Late 19th-century kame excavation

late 19th century

1914 county survey

1914

1930s amateur excavation

1930s

1970 Koleszar survey

1970

1974 National Register listing

1974

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Miscellaneous Features

Grooved stone axe
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Graves
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial MoundsSoil Layers
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Coordinates

40.04° N, -83.60° E