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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park One of eight borrow pits at the Mound City Group.
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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes
Many insects call the park their home.
A survey of insects has been ongoing for several years, with the difficult task of identifying these creatures conducted by a dedicated volunteer and entomologist. Specimens are mounted and kept in collections as voucher specimens and educational tools. More than 200 species have been identified, with at least 1,200 specimens collected. Families of all types of insects have been collected. Beetles, true bugs, butterflies, true flies, wasps, moths, skippers, grasshoppers, damselflies, dragonflies, cicadas, and bees are among some of the insects collected thus far.

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Camp Sherman barrack located atop a mound at Mound City Group.

Did You Know?
Camp Sherman, a World War I training camp, was located in part at Mound City Group. Most of the earthworks were significantly impacted from camp construction- a new building was erected every 20 minutes.
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