Tom Cannon Mound

Tom Cannon Mound
Tom Cannon Mound in 2012
Tom Cannon Mound is located in Ohio
Tom Cannon Mound
Location within Ohio
Tom Cannon Mound is located in the United States
Tom Cannon Mound
Location within the United States
LocationPleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates39°53′37″N 83°13′05″W / 39.8936°N 83.2180°W / 39.8936; -83.2180
NRHP reference No.74001498
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

Tom Cannon Mound is a prehistoric mound located in Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio, at the confluence of Big Darby Creek and Little Darby Creek. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974.[1]

The mound was built by the Adena sometime between 500 BC and 400 AD.[2] Minor excavations of the mound took place sometime in the 1940s, confirming the Adena constructed it.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "NPGallery Asset Detail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  2. 1 2 Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. Vol. 2. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 424. ISBN 9781878592705.