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Ancient Mound Builders' Fort, in the County of Elgin, Ont

1877
Canadian Illustrated News

An illustration, captioned: "Ancient Mound Builders' Fort, in the County of Elgin, Ont.", from the Canadian Illustrated News, January 20, 1877. The publication states that these mounds of earth were used by a people who, at one time, thickly populated various portions of the United States and Canada. They were laid out for the purposes of defence, or for enclosing villages.