ADAMS COUNTY, Ohio – Larry Blatecky is from the Chicago area. He’s visiting Ohio, but not to what would be considered its top tourist attraction. He made a stop at Serpent Mound in rural Adams County.

Serpent Mound in Adams County is the most iconic earthen sculpture ever created by the ancestors of North American Indians, but now it can be seen only through a kind of filter. Why? It was damaged by ...

A new controversy has erupted at an historic site after a candlelighting event was abruptly canceled. “We were notified back in mid-November by the Ohio History Connection that they were canceling the ...

Ohio’s Great Serpent Mound is the most famous Indian mound in America. Years ago, when I worked fulltime at the Newark Earthworks visitors center, it was not at all unusual for someone to walk in with ...

PEEBLES, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio historical society has discontinued the annual event of lighting the Serpent Mound. The Ohio History Connection says it discontinued “Lighting the Serpent” after ...

The spiral tail of Serpent Mound lit with luminary candles for the Winter Solstice. A group that supports the Serpent Mound historical site in Adams County is upset with the decision to cancel a ...

Among the sites that could be negatively affected by the United States’ intention to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is the Serpent Mound in Peebles, Ohio, ...

Fort Ancient in Warren County, along with two other Native American earthworks, will soon be under new management, the Ohio Historical Society announced Thursday, July 16. The move is in response to ...

I was dismayed by the recent news that the Ohio History Connection has canceled the annual “Lighting the Serpent” celebration conducted at Serpent Mound in southern Ohio at this winter’s solstice on ...

The Ohio History Connection is holding Summer Solstice to mark the longest day of the year with programs that showcase the significance of Serpent Mound as a sacred American Indian site. Serpent Mound ...

The Serpent Mound sprawls across a broad plateau overlooking Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County. Though it’s one of the most iconic monuments of ancient America, archaeologists still don’t agree about ...