OAKVILLE INDIAN MOUNDS
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Oakville Indian Mounds: Owned and operated by the Lawrence County School System, the Oakville Indian Mounds Education Center is a free 122-acre park that features a Cherokee Council House-style museum containing over 20,000 artifacts from the local area. Oakville features land that once hosted a 2,000 Native American village in the early Middle Woodland period. Features now include two Indian mounds, a conical burial mound and a squared-off platform mound, a 5K cross-country trail, a large 20-acre fishing lake, picnic tables, park benches, pavilions, and free Wi-Fi. Canoes and paddleboats are available to rent. Self-guided admission is free.
- Sports: Cross Country Running
- Size and Capacity: 122 acres
- Playing Surface/Area: Soccer: (1) Turf Field, (9) manicured Grass. Disc Golf: Innova Custom Disc Catchers
- Amenities: restrooms, 20-acre fishing lake, picnic tables, park benches, pavilions, Canoes and paddleboats are available to rent, and a Cherokee Council House-style museum
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- Audio-Visual-Lighting Equipment: n/a
- Wi-Fi Access: YES
- Previous Events: AHSAA XC State Championship, Jesse Owens Cross Country Race, Firehawk Invitational
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