• The 'other' mounds: Lost history is a part of West Michigan's story

    7 days ago - By Wood TV

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - West Michigan has a unique connection to its Indigenous history. The Grand River Burial Mounds - commonly referred to as the Norton Mounds - are one of the few mound groups still standing across the Midwest and one of the best preserved cites of Hopewell Indian culture.
    The mounds are nestled privately along the Grand River, just a couple of miles south of Grand Rapids. Over the last 150 years, four major excavations have been performed on the Norton Mounds, unearthing Hopewell artifacts and human remains.
    The Hopewell Indians emerged in the Middle Woodland Period...
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