Friday, June 18 to Sunday, June 20, Serpent Mound, 3850 State Route 73, Peebles, OH 45660

Serpent Mound is an internationally-known National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indians of Ohio. It is an effigy mound in the form of a snake with a curved tail. The site has become an icon of Indigenous cultural achievements, primarily because of its enormous scale and its remarkable resemblance to a serpent.

Serpent Mound’s Indigenous builders likely created the mound in alignment with the sun’s cycle. To mark this year’s summer solstice, we’ve partnered with the Shawnee Tribe and the Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma to bring you programming that showcases the significance of Serpent Mound as a sacred American Indian site

Chief Ben Barnes, Archaeology Curator Dr. Brad Lepper, and other Tribal leaders and archaeological experts will speak at this event; Chief Glenna Wallace of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma will also speak at the event.

Because the solstice is one of the most popular days to visit Serpent Mound, capacity and parking is limited.The parking fee for this special event is $10. All funds collected directly support Serpent Mound.

You can learn more about the history of Serpent Mound in a special piece from Shawnee Chief Ben Barnes and Ohio History Connection Archaeology Curator Dr. Brad Lepper. See that story here.

Hosted by Ohio History Connection.