{"nrhp_refnum":"70000490","name":"Campbell Mound","other_names":["James E. Campbell Mound State Memorial","Shrum Mound"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"McKinley Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.990063647000056,"lon":-83.08074468999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Prehistoric"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A conical prehistoric Adena burial mound, about 20 feet high and 100 feet in diameter, in a small roadside park on McKinley Avenue in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, next to a limestone quarry.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine example of a relatively large conical Adena mound, probably built in Late Adena times. It is the only prehistoric Indian burial mound preserved for public appreciation within Columbus. Excavation could show changes in burial styles and artifacts if the mound grew over hundreds of years.","narrative":"Campbell Mound is a conical earthen burial mound in a small roadside park on McKinley Avenue in Columbus, beside a limestone quarry. It stands about 20 feet high and 100 feet across, with a large tree on top, grass-covered slopes and steps leading to the summit for a view of the area. The mound was probably built in Late Adena times, toward the end of the period from about 500 B.C. to 400 A.D. It may have been raised quickly, or it may have begun small and grown over hundreds of years, in which case excavation could reveal changes in burial styles and artifacts. It is named for James E. Campbell, governor of Ohio from 1890 to 1892, whose daughter gave it to the Ohio Historical Society in 1928. Its older name, Shrum, comes from the family that owned the site for many years. It is the only prehistoric Indian burial mound preserved for public appreciation within Columbus. Some restoration followed damage by relic hunters.","period_of_significance":"ca. 500 B.C.-400 A.D.","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; some restoration after relic hunters dug into the side. Owned by the Ohio Historical Society and open to the public as a state memorial park.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.896237-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/70000490.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000490/1cbfef487b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000490/1cbfef487b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kevin Payravi","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shrum_Mound_aerial_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Payravi</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shrum_Mound_aerial_3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988287","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrum_Mound","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28403189"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/campbell-mound-70000490/"}