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| Georgetown
Jr.-Sr. High School Students Study the History and Geology
of Fort Hill and Serpent Mound
Perianne
Germann , Georgetown
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Georgetown
Jr.-Sr. High School seventh grade students visited Fort Hill
and Serpent Mound as the celebration of a mini-lesson on the
area’s history and geology. They were hosted by the “Achievers,”
Georgetown’s Learn and Serve Volunteers, who assisted
with the instructional materials and served as the seventh graders’
host for the trip. Each student received the book, Timeline,
with articles on the history and science of Serpent Mound.
Serpent Mound is the largest (effigy) mounds on the North American
continent, extending 1,330 feet in length along its coils and
averaging three feet in height. Ongoing archaeological research
has created a stir among experts as to its age and about its
original builders. Millions of years before its creation, an
asteroid impacted the area, “rearranged” the layers
of rock both in depth and about a five mile diameter. Natural
weathering and erosion for about 320 million years has added
more than a degree of difficulty for geologist striving to sort
out the uncommon lay of the land around Serpent Mound.
On behalf of the Ohio Historical Society, Mr. Keith Bentson
greeted and briefed the students at both sites. He serves as
the site manager of many of the Ohio’s historical sites
in our area, including Fort Hill and Serpent Mound. His presentation
reinforced the classroom work of the students. Visiting Fort
Hill also provided the students a nature trail to discuss some
of the plant life of Southern Ohio. Mr. Brent Caldwell covered
the history of Fort Hill and Serpent Mound. COL (Ret) Howard
Willis presented the science of Serpent Mound, covering how
it serves as a calendar for agriculture and some background
on the impact crater.
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