Shrum Mound

Shawn Brehm

Shrum Mound is a burial mound of the Adena cultural style... it is fairly conical with an elongated summit. There is a well worn trail to the top, and you are allowed to actually climb it. Shrum is not an effigy mound like the Hopewell built, it is pretty tame in comparison, but the fact that it resides right in the middle of the Columbus metro-plex on the banks of the Scioto is pretty peaceful. There are no museums, just a roadside marker about the mound and the park. I have a special connection to this place. I am of Shawnee and Delaware descent, and my ancestors were the ones who built these mounds. When I was a college student at Ohio State, I found it by accident, and came there many times while living in the Columbus area. It was a place I could come to reground myself... and some 30 years later, it still is. If you are looking for fancy museums, and showy things, this isn't the place (I strongly recommend Mound City in Chillicothe, Newark Earthworks, Ft. Ancient outside of Cincy or the Serpent Mound outside of Seaman, OH. But if you want to find a connection back to where you come from (if you are Native) or just a place to catch a breath and relax in the busy hustle and bustle of the Columbus area... this little park, and its little mound may just be for you.

Richard Corliss

Not much there, however it is an ancient burial ground. Worth visiting if in the area.

Dhargham Alnawab

The place is very peaceful and historical as well. The bones of the native American were buried there. It was such a great opportunity for us to visit that site during our vacation that we spent in Ohio.

Sarah Dukes

Drove past this site to many times to count! I finally stopped & it’s beautiful as well as peaceful!