Originally called Elizabethtown, Moundsville changed its name to recognize the large Adena Indian burial mound, circa 200 B.C.E., in the center of town.
My husband, son, mother and I climbed to the top of the 69-foot-tall mound this week. Once there, we looked down on the buildings and landscape. I pointed out where my father had worked, where I attended elementary school and the bridge across the Ohio River, construction of which claimed my grandmother's house.
My mother, just shy of 80, announced that this would be the last time she climbed the mound. We took photos to mark the occasion.
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