 For many years, local legend held that the mound was the burial site of a historic Native American known as "Opekasit"; the legend lent itself to the milk-processing operation run by the mound's owners, which was known for many years as the Opekasit Dairy.The mound is high with a diameter of slightly more than .Having never been excavated, it is a prime example of a burial mound from the Woodland period.