Scioto River and Olentangy River Confluence, 1918 This
photograph captioned “Where the Rivers Meet” accompanied a
Norwester magazine article titled “The Work of the Mound
Builders,” which was from the book Ohio History Sketches. The
article discusses Indian mounds in Ohio and specifically
mentions one located just northwest of the city of Columbus on
the Scioto River, just above its junction with the Olentangy
River. Factory smokestacks are visible in the background. Within
Franklin County, Ohio there are 132 Indian mounds, some of which
were found along the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers, one near the
Marble Cliff quarry, south of Trabue Road, and a sizeable one on
Dublin Road near the water plant.