Shrum Mound, Columbus OH

It's right off of the Scioto river, and next to a somewhat busy road with little parking but manageable.

Walking around this tiny park in the midst of Columbus, one can’t help contemplate the history it has witnessed over the last 1,000 years. Thankfully spared from the settler unlike many other examples lost to history.

Shrum Mound is a burial mound of the Adena cultural style.it is fairly conical with an elongated summit. There is a well worn trail to the top, and you are allowed to actually climb it.

Shrum is not an effigy mound like the Hopewell built, it is pretty tame in comparison, but the fact that it resides right in the middle of the Columbus metro-plex on the banks of the Scioto is pretty peaceful. There are no museums, just a roadside marker about the mound and the park.

I have a special connection to this place. I am of Shawnee and Delaware descent, and my ancestors were the ones who built these mounds. When I was a college student at Ohio State, I found it by accident, and came there many times while living in the Columbus area. It was a place I could come to reground myself.and some 30 years later, it still is.

If you are looking for fancy museums, and showy things, this isn't the place (I strongly recommend Mound City in Chillicothe, Newark Earthworks, Ft. Ancient outside of Cincy or the Serpent Mound outside of Seaman, OH. But if you want to find a connection back to where you come from (if you are Native) or just a place to catch a breath and relax in the busy hustle and bustle of the Columbus area.this little park, and its little mound may just be for you.

The place is very peaceful and historical as well. The bones of the native American were buried there. It was such a great opportunity for us to visit that site during our vacation that we spent in Ohio.

Drove past this site to many times to count! I finally stopped & it’s beautiful as well as peaceful!

A well kept native burial site. Don't expect to see much when you get there otherwise than a mound. That being said, it is nice to be able to walk around the area and view the small display they have concerning the history. Also, please don't walk on the mound!

We stopped here to cross it off our Ohio landmarks book. Cool little mound randomly on the side of the road. Great view from the top of an adjacent wildlife area.

Nice example of a large prehistoric Adena mound with an interpretive sign. Small area set aside to preserve the mound proper, which probably originally had an encircling ditch and embankment. Read the online info about Adena Culture at Ohio History Connection before visiting.

Theres a large; elequant brass engraved sign graciously thanking the family donation to historical society in the honor of a former governor of late1800/1900. Adjacent to that is an additional of same context. Upon the threshold, you will be face to face of the mammoth stoned archway, both carved/etched with same recognition and thoughless donation. And then.hidden in plain sight is about a 8×10" piece of plastic slapped on a semi rounded out limestone boulder from the quarry being dug nextdoor. Generosity stretched; just shy of 2 sentences (and from what I can make of the flimsy plastics' print) it said something like-The Adena Native American were a clan in Ohio whose dead were buried in tombs.
STRICTLY 3 stars in honor and torch lit for the tribes and nations-dead and alive still. And I digress the other BS.for now

A neat sight in the middle of the city. Take a stroll to the top of this ancient mound and reflect on its history.

I haven’t been here in several years, however I’ve been more times then I could count. I always thought it was such a very peaceful place to visit. It’s free to everyone, and wonderful piece of history that by the Grace of God hasn’t been destroyed yet unfortunately like so many other places. I plan on stopping by for a visit again in about a month or two and taking my cousin Suzy. Who to my surprise didn’t even know it existed and she’s the one that grew up on the west side of Columbus, it was practically in her back yard… LOL… She’s gonna love it! Can’t wait. I’ll post another update about with pictures after our visit.

This is a neat place right in Columbus where you can learn a little about the history of the early people who lived here and also get a great view of the quarry.

Excellent signage and two decent sized benches, perfect for spending a morning admiring the Adena. Careful pulling in and out when parking it's a lil tight.

So cool! I have heard about the Hopewell mounds it was cool to see one it was just off the highway in a small park.

So peaceful. If you like nature then this is the place to come. And its history for the Indiansm