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| Map of the Newark Earthworks, Plate XXV. Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley. Squier & Davis, Smithsonian Institute, 1848. Page 67. |
April 17, 2021.
Mary Annette Pember, of Indian Country Today, has reviewed the current situation of the Octagon State Memorial within her thoughtful article about the Ohio Supreme Court's pending ruling on the lease of Ohio's official state prehistoric monument.
"One thing stands between the 2,000-year-old Octagon Earthworks in Newark, Ohio, and a nomination to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List.
It’s a golf course that leased the land nearly 100 years ago."
To read the full article, click here.
For more information,
Visit:
- World Heritage Ohio
- How It Works
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
- The Ohio World Heritage Nomination of the Ceremonial Earthworks
- Economic Impact of Prospective UNESCO World Heritage Site Designation: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (PDF)
- Ohio History Connection and Ohio University.
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks World Heritage Nomination Economic Impact Study Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- Economic Impact of Prospective UNESCO World Heritage Site Designation: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Executive Summary (PDF)
- Ohio History Connection
- Newark Earthworks
- Octagon State Memorial
- Great Circle Earthworks
- Wright Earthworks
- Ohio History Connection Historic Site Management Plan for Newark Earthworks State Memorial. 2014. PDF
- Ancient Ohio Trail
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Ohio Laws | Section 5.073 State prehistoric monument
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Page
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