[1] The mound is one of the few remnants of what was once a large complex of prehistoric earthworks and other archaeological sites.

This mound has been damaged by the digging of six graves into its side; however, no artifacts are known to have been found during the interment process.

In 1943, a survey of Newtown performed by the Federal Writers' Project highlighted it and noted that it was "the only mound distinctly visible" in the vicinity of the village.

[2] Thirty years later, the mound was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its potential to become an archaeological site.

Four years later, the nearby Perin Village Site was granted a similar status.