Mounds State Park
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| Mounds | |
| Designation | State Park |
| Location | Indiana USA |
| Nearest City | Anderson, Indiana |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 290 acres |
| Date of Establishment | 1930 |
| Governing Body | Indiana DNR |
Mounds State Park is a state park in Anderson, Indiana, featuring prehistoric Native American heritage, and 10 ceremonial mounds built by the Adena people and apparently also used by later Hopewell inhabitants. The largest earthwork, the "Great Mound", is believed to have been constructed around 160 B.C.
Canoeing is also available on the White River.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Central States Arcaheological Socities on Mounds State Park
- Friends of Mounds State Park website
| Indiana State Parks |  |
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| Brown County - Chain O' Lakes - Charlestown - Clifty Falls - Falls of the Ohio - Fort Harrison - Harmonie - Indiana Dunes - Lincoln - McCormick's Creek - Mounds - O'Bannon Woods - Ouabache - Pokagon - Potato Creek - Prophetstown - Shades - Shakamak - Spring Mill - Summit Lake - Tippecanoe River - Turkey Run - Versailles - Whitewater Memorial - White River |
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