A lovely coda to my recent trip and visit with my dear friend in Wheeling. We visited the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Center in Moundsville, West Virginia. It's a wonderful little museum and research center built next to the Grave Creek Mound, one of dozens of known sites created by the Adena people BCE; a.k.a The Mound Builders. The museum is free and includes both information about the Adena People and this mound, as well as, other aspects of local history, industry and culture. I had such a good time exploring it's displays and artifacts. There was a little something for everyone.
This giant Woolly Mammoth skeleton dominates the main room and is the first thing you see upon entering.
Prehistoric Fossils from hundreds of millions of years ago to a 100,000 few tell the fauna story of this region.
THE STORY OF THE ADENA PEOPLE
Take me to any museum and show me a quality diorama if you want to see me swoon!
Glyphs left by the ancient civilization.
LOCAL TOY INDUSTRY AND THE MARBLE
GLASS AND POTTERY MANUFACTURING
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