Location | Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 38°23′51″N82°31′50″W / 38.39750°N 82.53056°W |
Type | Burial mound |
History | |
Builder | Adena Native American's |
Site notes | |
Public access | Camden Park |
The Camden Park Mound, is an Adena Native American burial mound located in the center of Camden Park, in Huntington, West Virginia. [1] A second mound once sat just east of the park, but was later demolished during the construction of the Ohio-and-Big Sandy Railroad. The mound being the third largest in West Virginia, was believed to have been built between around 1000 B.C. and A.D. 1 by Mound builders. [2] Several other mounds were set throughout Huntington and its tri-state area, others were leveled by the creation of main roads throughout the city. [2] [3]
The mound is the center of the park warping its original design, resulting in local Huntingtonians believing it to have cursed the park. [4]