Alligator Effigy Mound (Licking County, Ohio)

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name = Alligator Effigy Mound


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nearest_city = Granville, Ohio
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added = 1971-11-05cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-06-30|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum = 71000643

Alligator Effigy Mound is a registered historic site in Granville, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1971-11-05. The mound is a prehistoric earthwork likely built between 800 A.D. and 1200 A.D. by the Fort Ancient culture. [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2412 Ohio Historical Society] ] The mound was not used a burial mound but as a possible ceremonial site. Alligator Mound is one of two known effigy mounds located in the state of Ohio; the other one being Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio. [http://www.lchsohio.org/alligator_mound.htm Licking County Historical Society] ] The mound is located on privately-owned land at the end of Bryn Du Drive located within the village limits of Granville, Ohio. The mound was thought to represent an alligator by early American archaeologists; however, alligators are not found in the State of Ohio. It is more likely that the effigy represents either an opossum, panther, or a salamander. Effigy mounds are more commonly found in the states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

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* [http://www.ohioexploration.com/alligatormound.htm Ohio Exploration Society - Alligator Mound]