page_title: Miamisburg, Ohio
section_title: Miamisburg Mound
hierarchical_section_title: Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg Mound
caption_attribution_description: English: Miamisburg Mound, the largest conical mound in Ohio.
context_page_description: Miamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Miamisburg is known for its large industry and retail factors commercial business area, which is partially located in Miami Township, and as the home to the Miamisburg Mound. Miamisburg borders Miami Township, Springboro, and West Carrollton. The sister city of Miamisburg is Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
context_section_description: Miamisburg is the location of a prehistoric Indian burial mound (tumulus), believed to have been built by the Adena Culture, about 1000 to 200 BCE. Once serving as an ancient burial site, the mound has become perhaps the most recognizable historic landmark in Miamisburg. It is the largest conical burial mound in Ohio, as of 1848, the mound was 68 feet (21 m) tall and had a circumference of 852 feet (260 m). In a city park at 900 Mound Avenue, it has been designated an Ohio historical site. It is picnic destination and tourist attraction. Visitors can climb to the top of the Mound, via the 116 concrete steps built into its side. It is at coordinates 39.627553°N 84.280889°W.
caption: Miamisburg Mound, the largest conical mound in Ohio, is attributed to the Adena Culture, 1000-200 BCE.
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