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Grave Creek cache

by cainrcc (Finds: 3 Score: 8.5) (Hidden: 2 Score: 6)

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Coordinates (WGS-84 datum)
N 39° 55.034' W 080° 44.606'

Moundsville, West Virginia 26041
United States Near By Caches

Hidden On: 03 Jun 2004
Waypoint (Landmark): N01133
Open Cache:  Personal use only
Cache type:  Virtual
Cache size:   Virtual

Difficulty: (easy)
Terrain: (easy)

Misc: Drinking water available. There are restrooms (water closets) available Disabled access. No pets are allowed. Parking is available

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The Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville WV is the largest conical type burial mound in the United States.The mound, 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter, contains approximately 57,000 tons of dirt and originally stood nearly 70 feet high. The digging of so much earth left a sizeable moat or ditch surrounding the mound, no longer in existence. By testing the soil, archaeologists estimate the mound was built between 250 and 150 BCE by the Adena culture, which occupied the area from about 1000 BCE to 200 CE.
For verification that you found this cache you must.

1)send me an email that has the date the plaque was placed there & who placed it there (its on the very bottom of the plaque)

For more info. on the mound check out: www.wvculture.org/sites/gravecreek.html

Note: no internet "finds" - find the location with your GPS

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05 Jun 2004 by cainrcc (Finds: 3 Score: 8.5) (Hidden: 2 Score: 6)
Open Log: Unrestricted

the mound