Friends of Serpent Mound

Protect, preserve, and promote Serpent Mound and other Native American sites, while facilitating education and experiences for visitors.

In the News -

Safest (End of the World) Place in the USA - MarketWatch

A quote from the above article:

Just 5 miles north of the town is the famous Great Serpent Mound. On Dec 21 each year the Friends of Serpent Mound hold a Lighting the Serpent event involving 900 candles and a sacred fire. "A suitably relaxed celebration," says Bast.

View our Press Release on the 2011 Summer Solstice Festival.

Drawn to the Serpent --
Serpent Mound State Memorial continues to fascinate
www.maysville-online.com
April 1, 2011

PEEBLES, Ohio -- The earthwork likeness of a serpent draws more than 23,000 visitors each year to north Adams County. Read More

A nice quote from the above article:

"This site gets a lot of statewide, national and international attention," said Kane, who also credited the organization Friends of Serpent Mound with the annual events surrounding the Serpent's astronomical alignments with the winter and summer solstice sunrises, and the equinox sunrise.

An Ohio Historical Society project may bring an end to pungent odors emanating from the restrooms at Serpent Mound State Memorial. However, achieving a change at a national attraction, let alone an ancient effigy, can take years. Read More

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Some concerns raised at the Friends meeting were the noise level of the lift stations and ability to keep them operational, the cost of operating the refurbished restrooms, and what would happen if they came across something of archaeological significance during construction.

Studies had not been completed on the first two items. On the third item, the response from the OHS representatives was that they believed research already done would help them avoid disturbing most artifacts, however, only a burial site would stop all work, other finds could slow it down.

The Great Serpent Mound Park
3850 State Route 73 Peebles, Ohio

Park/Grounds hours:
Daylight - Dark

 The Museum Hours:
April & May: Weekends
10am - 5pm

June - October:
Every day
10am - 5pm

Nov. 1 - Dec. 21: Weekends
10am - 4 pm

Dec. 21 - February: Museum Closed

The site is managed by the Arc of Appalachia for OHS.

There is currently no fee to join FOSM. All you need to do is fill out and snail or email in a form. Word Doc or PDF

Learn more about Serpent Mound Park. Word Doc or PDF

Have you heard about the alignments at Serpent Mound? View this pdf image by Jeffrey Wilson. (Contact him for printing rights.)

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To learn more about Adams County, visit the Adams County Travel & Visitors site!

Ohio Historical Society's Serpent Mound Page.

The Arc of Appalachia's Serpent Mound Page.

Read what author Ross Hamilton and Barbara Mason say about Serpent Mound.

We are looking for vendors and presenters for our 2012 Summer Solstice Celebration and can guarantee over 200 visitors! With a very small investment.To learn more check out our festival page.

Contact us for more information or fill out our form and mail it in today!