Waller-Heinisch Mound

ID: 548 ~ Source: Historic Post Cards Collection, Local History Digital Collection, Portsmouth Public Library. See https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/18216

This file appears in: Excavation and Destruction of the Waller-Heinisch Mound

Waller-Heinisch Mound was first opened by Josiah Shackford between 1800 and 1815, and was later leveled in 1887. The mound's location is today the home of Portsmouth High School.

This file appears in: Excavation and Destruction of the Waller-Heinisch Mound

Excavation and Destruction of the Waller-Heinisch Mound

By Andrew Feight, Ph.D.

We owe much of the history of the exploration and ultimate destruction of the Waller-Heinisch Mound to Clara Waller, who grew up on the property where it was located. She was the daughter of George A. Waller and the niece of Francis Cleveland, an…