The mound next door: A celebration of the Ohio mound builders for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

By: Kayla Payne

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 788

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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When I enrolled at Ohio University in Athens, I had no idea that ancient burial mounds built by Indigenous peoples were next door to my college, in a nearby hamlet called The Plains.

I graduated from Bellbrook High School, south of Dayton, in 2023, so I had grown up in Ohio, but I still knew very little about what was just beyond my college campus.

Many Ohioans recognize The Plains, an …

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