Fort Hill State Memorial
Fort Hill State Park | |
 Entrance sign on SR41 | |
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| Nearest city | Sinking Spring, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°06′47″N 83°24′23″W / 39.1131°N 83.4063°W |
| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000500[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1970 |
Fort Hill State Memorial is a Native American earthwork located in Highland County, Ohio, United States. Built by the Hopewell culture, it is maintained by the Arc of Appalachia Preserve System and the Ohio History Connection.[2]
The earthwork, built about 2,000 years ago, is a walled enclosure made of soil on top of a flat
religious site.[2]
In 1846, it was excavated by
Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis. It was featured in their book Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, which was published in 1848.[3]
Fort Hill State Memorial contains excellent outcrops of Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian sedimentary bedrock and a natural bridge. The site is also an example of glacial stream reversal. It was named a National Natural Landmark in 1974.[4]
Gallery
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Fort Hill viewed from a distance. -
Looking up from the base of the hill - entryway visible on right. -
Entrance to Fort Hill. -
Fort Hill museum. Constructed and dedicated in August 1968. -
Monument to Morten Carlisle for his large responsibility for the establishment of Fort Hill State Memorial. Erected on May 21, 1950.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#70000500)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Fort Hill Earthwork - Highland County". Places to Visit. Ohio State University. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Ephraim George Squier; Edwin Hamilton Davis (1848). Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley. Smithsonian Institution. pp. 71–75.
- ^ National Registry of Natural Landmarks (June 2009, p. 74. Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 November 2014.
External links
- Official website from Arc of Appalachia Preserve System
- Fort Hill Earthworks & Nature Preserve - Ohio History Connection
