Newly Named Ferris-Wright Park Open!

Dublin's Ferris-Wright Park, formerly referred to as Holder-Wright Park. Image Courtesy of City of Dublin.

June 26, 2018.
"Located at the northeast corner of Emerald Parkway and Riverside Drive, the new Ferris-Wright Park and Hopewell Earthworks will preserve and showcase the ancient earthworks, farmhouse and natural features of the space that are a significant part of Dublin’s history.

The land surrounding the park has been home to many over the years, from the indigenous peoples of the Hopewell era to one of Dublin’s first settlers, John Ferris.

Archaeological records show many groups of tribes represented at this site, with the oldest dating back to Clovis times, or about 12,000 years ago. More recently, tribes during the Hopewell era built earthworks and mounds on the site around 200 B.C. to A.D. 400.

Earthworks are precise geometric shapes that held meaning and purpose, serving as ceremonial spaces for marriages and other celebrations, honoring the dead, making alliances, feasting and sacred games."

To read the full press release, click here.

Guided tours are available this summer, 

(Please register).

June 25, 6-7 PM

July 22, 6-7 PM

"Join us on a guided tour of the new Ferris-Wright Park. Discover the rich history of the land which was once home to indigenous peoples thousands of years ago, and later some of Dublin’s first settlers and 20th century residents.

Ferris-Wright Park contains three earthworks and five burial mounds, precise geometric shapes that hold meaning and purpose, built by indigenous peoples of the Hopewell era.

Another feature of the park is the restored Ferris farmhouse, said to be the first frame house in Dublin. An interpretive center located in the farmhouse honors the past through interactive stations that tell the stories of inhabitants through the years.

Participants will learn the history of the property from the Hopewell cultures, to the Wyandot, and the Ferris/Wright/Holder farm families. The tour includes artifacts and replicas of objects from archaeological digs by Ohio State in the 1920s, 60s and 80s."

For more information,

Visit:

• Ferris-Wright Park
• City of Dublin, Ohio
• Earthworks Timeline
• Ancient Ohio Trail
• Hopewell Culture
• Ohio History Central
• Department of Anthropology
• The Ohio State University
• OSU Students Study Prehistoric Indian Tools in Dublin Field
• The Columbus Dispatch, May 11, 2014.
• 2016 Ohio State University Field School: Holder-Wright Earthworks
• March 1, 2016.
• Touching Prehistory: Understanding the Past through Archaeology in Dublin, Ohio
• March 4, 2015.
• OSU Archaeological Field School in Dublin, OH
• September 10, 2014
• Holder-Wright Earthworks, Dublin Ohio
• April 30, 2014.
• 2014 Archaeological Field School in Dublin, OH
• February 24, 2014.