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Promoting awareness and protection of the Adena mounds and earthworks of The Plains, Ohio

10/14/2026

10/12/2026

When I enrolled at Ohio University in Athens, I had no idea that ancient burial mounds built by Indigenous peoples were next door to my college, in a nearby hamlet called The Plains. I graduated from Bellbrook High School, south of Dayton, in 2023, so I had grown up in Ohio, but I still knew […]

10/03/2026

Here’s the schedule for today’s festival. There are lots of great activities happening! Come hang out at the Plains Community Park.

10/02/2026

Come see us at the Plains Community Park for the Indian Mound Festival! We’re set up rain or shine. We’ll be here today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Here are the event hours: Today 5pm-10pm, Saturday 9am-11pm, Sunday 9am-4pm

09/05/2026

It’s a great weekend to appreciate and visit The Plains Mounds

07/29/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to our members event to see the unveiling of 14 new posters that display and highlight the earthworks in our community. The posters were developed in collaboration with Ohio University students and tell the story of our community’s earthworks and the Adena people who built them. We are working on ways to display these more in the community, so stay tuned! See you all next time.

07/05/2026

We had a great time celebrating the 4th with our community. See you all next time!

07/02/2026

Bill Snider of The Plains Lions Club and former board member of Friends of the Plains Mounds is graciously offering free mound tours around The Plains! Call or email him to set one up at 740-277-8685 or [email protected]

07/02/2026

This Saturday is the Athens Fourth of July, and we'll be uptown from 12–5 celebrating with our neighbors. Swing by the Friends of the Plains Mounds booth! We'd love to share the story of the ancient earthworks right here in Athens County and how you can get involved.

July 4th CelebrationATHENS, OHIO Join us in Athens, Ohio as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America. July 3 - 4, 2026 Residents and visitors are invited to gather in Uptown Athens on July 4 for a full day of patriotic celebrations, community activities, live entertainment,...

06/17/2026

It was great seeing everyone at our recent event. Thank you to the Southeast Ohio History Center for hosting and thanks to Tom O’Grady for giving a fascinating talk on the astronomical alignments of the Native American earthworks. See you all next time!

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Athens, OH
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