| General Information |
| The OES visited the Alligator Mound on June 11, 2001. Alligator Mound was built around 2000 years ago on top of a hill that is now part of the Byrn Du Woods housing development in Granville, Ohio. Archaeologists are not sure which Indian culture built the mound, but their best educated guess is that the mound was built by the Hopewell. They also believe that the mound's shape represents an opossum or a panther rather than an alligator since alligators are not native to Ohio. Nonetheless, Alligator Mound is one of only two effigy animal mounds in Ohio, the other being the Great Serpent Mound in Adams County. The mound is also registered as an Ohio Historic Landmark. |
| Location Information: Public Park |
| Alligator Mound is located on Byrn Du Drive in Granville, Licking County. |
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