Ashland County, Ohio Burial Mounds And Earthworks
Archaeological Map of the Burial Mounds and Earthworks in Ashland County, Ohio
ASHLAND COUNTY.
ASHLAND COUNTY.
Ashland county is remarkable among the northern counties
of the state for the comparatively large number of earthen en-
closures it contains. Most of these enlosures are quite small, and
are both the circular and elliptical, and the rectangular type.
Green township in particular is rich in these enclosures, while
Mohican township also contains a number.
The abundance of earthworks in southern Ashland County
possibly may be due in part to the fact that the Great Trail passed
through this section, crossing the headwaters of the Mohican river
and the numerous streams tributary thereto. Numerous burials,
old village sites, etc., together with the many stone implements
found show that southern Ashland county was a scene of consider-
able activity in aboriginal times.
