Its location near the Middle Branch of the Shade River, and the existence of numerous similar mounds nearby at one time, suggests that it was built by the Adena people, who were active 800 BCE to 100 CE.

The mound is likely to contain remnants of a wooden structure that served as the burial place for a prominent member of Adena society.

[2] Many burial mounds still existed in present-day Meigs County when the area was first settled by European Americans.

Some of these mounds yielded artifacts such as stone tools, pottery, and skeletons when opened.

Other mounds were gradually destroyed by repeated plowing of farmers cultivating their fields for many years.