Topic: Adena Mounds

The Pennyroyal region contains numerous ancient earthworks and Adena mounds belonging to the Hopewell culture, similar to the Serpent Mound in Ohio. Highway 39, one of the oldest roads in America, follows ancient buffalo traces and the Great Warrior Way, cutting directly through these high-strangeness areas. These sites are noted for their historical connection to indigenous tribes and modern paranormal sightings.

Between 1882 and 1891, the Smithsonian Institution excavated 2,000 mounds and recovered 17 skeletons ranging from seven to eight feet in height. Many of these remains were found in elaborate Adena culture tombs in the Kanawha River Valley of West Virginia. Despite official Smithsonian publications documenting these finds, modern mainstream archaeology often denies the existence of these large-statured individuals.

Mound building in North America began around 4500 BC with midden mounds and evolved into complex geometric earthworks. The Adena culture specialized in large conical burial mounds often surrounded by moats and earthen walls, similar to European barrows or henges. These structures served as the foundation for the more advanced geometric designs of the later Hopewell culture.