Decorative drawing: a stone memorial obelisk on a green. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Williamson Mound State Memorial

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,153 words across 11 pages, filed in 1971. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 71000639, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR X State (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) NAME Williamson (Dyfr) Mound State Memorial AND/ OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: U. S. Cedarville vic.
Cedarville Iwp., GreeneCounty - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: 057 039 Greene LOCATION ACCESSIBLE Site Religious Government Private Educational Commercial OWNERSHIP CATEGORY Columbus DATE District Ohio Restricted CLASSIFICATION Military Unoccupied Being Considered Both STATUS Entertainment CODE Scientific Museum Agricultural Federal Yes: Building Public Structure Park Index of Archaeological Sites Industrial The Ohio Historical Society COMMON: Division of Archaeology, The Ohio Historical Society Object Private Residence Public Acquisition: ENTRY NUMBER REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS OWNER OF PROPERTY 1982 Velma Avenue TO THE PUBLIC DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: (Check One) Other CITY OR TOWN: O Local 1939 ff.
DATE OF SURVEY: 7112.39..6031 DESCRIPTION X Excellent - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Building and Savings Co. of Xenia, it was restored to the mound exploration by Squier and Davis in the 1840's, and pos- of the inaccessible site to the Greene County Park District, Xenia, as a part of a new county park under all CONDITION appropriate safeguards. Ruins original condition, covering the excavation scars of earlier Shortly after the mound was given to The Ohio Historical overlooking Massie Creek. The owmer has authorized, subject to legislative approval 150 feet in diameter.It is situated in a small grassy park Society in 1929 in 3 tracts by D.S.Williamson and the Home (Check One) Good * Original Site Moved Fair PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) * Pre-Columbian! - 20th Century Other (Specify) - Invention STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

disclose not only changes in burial practices, but also changes in Conservation Communications Commerce Engineering Architecture Military SIGNIFICANCE losophy Transportation Landscape Aboriginal Theater Prehistoric Education Literature Religion/Phi Music Political Sculpture Agriculture Industry it was undoubtedly slight in terms of the entire mound.If the mound were erected over a considerable period, excavation may The mound will very likely prove important archaeologically Science Social/Human- itarian when it is excavated completely. living habits of the Adena people. This large Adena mound was probably constructed twoards Urban Planning of the mound took place, probably in the 19th and 20th centuries, the end of the period 500 B.C.--400 A.D.While some exploration SPECIFIC DATES) (lf Applicable and Known) Art AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) 500 B.C.--400A.D

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Knowledge, vol. I, DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES FORM PREPARED BY CITY OR TOWN: 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICAIION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: DEC 1 3 1971 National - GP 0 901.087 039 1971 Degrees LONGITUDE LATITUDE Seconds Local DATE Title ORGANIZATION Minutes COUNTY DEC Ohio CORNER STATE Columbus CODE ATTEST: The Ohio Historical Society Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES 1982 Velma Avenue National Register.
NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: 3/2/71 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 1.72 Keeper of TheN 1846 Mississippi Valley Smithsonian Contributions to BOUNDARIES 71, 12.39.00 3 1 Ohio 64.71.1 12/3/71 6/171 Eastern elevation PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc reene Co Qhio Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: 15' Quadrangle "Cedarville, Ohio" TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 057 039 1955 Greene Cedarville DATE REQUIREMENTS COUNTY Ohio CODE MAP REFERENCE SCALE: STATE PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SOURCE: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) 1:24.000 U.S.G.S. Mon Williamson (D.S.) Mound Ste. Rte.
42 LOCATION NAME 11.12.39.003 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC)I DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CEDARVILLE QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CEDARVILLE, OHIO UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION 1968 1 MILE 2000 3000 6000 7000 FEET 1 KILOMETER DATUM IS MEAN SEA LEVEL APPROXIMATE MEAN DECLINATION, 1955 Cedarville (1955) 5000 4000 Longitude Latitude ROAD Williamson Mound State Memorial Scale 1:24000 U.S.G.S.7! Quadrangle MAGNETIC NORTH TRUE NORTH CONTOUR INTERVAL 10 FEET 830491 38" 1000 6000 3000 1030 College Wilberforce MURDOCK 050 Creek Central State 39044140" 1060 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 801 - 19th Street, N.W. Dear Dr. Murtagh: Daniel R. Porter Hartman Mound, Athens County Aberdeen Mound, Brown County Great Mound, Butler County Fairfield Iwp.
Works I, Butler County Union Township Works II, Butler County Mann Mound, Butler County and Sincerely, Director DRP/eg National Register Newlove Works, Clark County right hand corner of each application. tified as being the most important for the counties included. the federal government. are for prehistoric Indian sites and earthworks which have been iden- Enon Mound, Clark County Ohio Liaison Officer Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation Board's archaeology consultant, Dr..Raymond S. Baby. man in whose district each landmark is located pencilled in at the upper None of the landmarks for which applications are submitted is located Washington, D.C.
20006 May 21, 1971 Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue Advisory Board on May 14, 1971, and also have been approved by that These applications were approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation in urban renewal areas and none is known to be in imminent jeopardy You will find the congressional district and last name of the congress- Eagle Township Works I Mound, Brown County Dr. William J. Murtagh May 21, 1971 Encls. Applications with attachments: (cont.) Pollock Works, Greene County Williamson (D. S.) Mound State Memorial, Greene County Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Mound, Greene County Fort Miami, Hamilton County Workman Works, Highland County Alligator Effigy Mound, Licking County Glenford Fort, Perry County Campbel1 (T.
C.) Mound, Ross County Cemetery Mound, Washington County Greene County Hill-Kinder Mound,Warren County Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur) Memorial Mound Group, Spruce Hill Works, Ross County Hueston Woods Park Mound, Preble County Frankfort Works Mound, Ross County Date Entered DEC 1 3 1971 State Iiaison Officer Hz. Daniel R, Porter MCMeans: mm Location STATE 12/7/71 Name Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director, Northeast Region Bon. Robert Taft, Jr. Greene County The Ohio Historical Society Columbus,Ohio 43210 Hon. william B. Saxbe OHTO Cedarville Township Hon. Clarence J. Brown