5/5 In We G. 9 months ago on Google
Seip
Mound
is
one
of
several
ancient
mounds
and
earthworks
sites
near
Chillicothe
Ohio
that
is
managed
by
the
National
Park
Service.
We
visited
this
site
first,
before
visiting
several
other
NPS
managed
Hopewell
National
Historic
mound
sites
because
it
was
on
the
way
we
were
traveling
between
Cincinnati
and
Chillicothe,
but
I
would
recommend
going
to
the
Visitors
Center
located
at
the
City
Mound
Group
site
first
to
truly
understand
the
mounds
and
the
cultures
affiliated
with
them.
This
site
was
impressive
as
the
remaining
center
mound
is
huge,
but
also
because
of
the
size
and
layout
of
the
ancient
site.
The
geometric
shapes
of
the
earthworks
are
outlined
by
mowing
around
the
mounds
and
structures
that
are
no
longer
present.
There
is
a
path
mowed
into
the
grass
that
takes
you
to
the
areas
these
structures
once
were
and
to
the
nearby
creek.
Beautiful
wildflowers
grow
throughout
the
site.
It
is
interesting
to
see
that
the
vegetation
is
different
where
the
walls
of
the
earthworks
once
were.
I'm
not
sure
if
it's
purposely
planted
that
way
by
the
site's
caretakers
or
if
it
is
the
result
of
different
vegetation
growing
on
the
compacted
soil
that
the
earthworks
were
constructed
on.
Please
remember
that
the
mound
was
a
burial
site
and
be
respectful
as
you
visit
all
ancient
earthworks
sites.
