Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex (Moundsville, WV)

Located nine miles south of Wheeling in Moundsville, the Grave Creek Mound is one of the largest Adena burial mounds in North America, built around 250–150 BC. During the Revolution, the mound was a recognized landmark that settlers and military commanders used for orientation in the upper Ohio Valley. Its presence reminded all parties — American, British, and Native — that the Ohio Valley had been home to complex civilizations long before European contact. The adjacent Delf Norona Museum interprets the mound and its context.