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Octagon Homeschool Days

Do you have a homeschooler looking for an educational and fun activity related to history? Well, come meet us at the Octagon Visitor Center for a drop-in program on the fourth Friday of each month! August 28th: Pottery of the Past Discover the art and science of pottery created by both the Hopewell and Fort...

28 Aug

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Octagon Earthworks

125 N. 33rd St., Newark, OH 43055

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Uneasy Cooperation: The 1795 Treaty of Greenville and Future of the Ohio Tribes

Join us for an in-depth look at war, sovereignty, and the future of the Ohio country. In the years following the British defeat in the American Revolution, growing American encroachment on Native homelands fueled tense and violent struggles throughout the Ohio country. The 1795 Treaty of Greenville ended the fighting on American terms, securing vast...

28 Aug

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Mound City

16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

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Summer Ranger Guided Tours of Mound City

Mound City Group is the location of the park’s only visitor center and is typically the first stop for visitors. A sacred site built by Native Americans, Mound City is the only Hopewell earthwork to have been restored. Walking among these burial mounds can give the sense of what it must have been like to...

29 Aug

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Mound City

16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

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Harvest Gathering of the Crops

Staff will guide visitors through an exploration of historic cooking methods and ways of preserving foods. Demonstrations will include making hominy, stringing beans and grinding corn into corn meal. Guests may drop in to participate anytime between Noon and 4 p.m. in the museum garden.

29 Aug

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fort Ancient

6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH, USA

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Full Moon Tour of the Octagon Earthwork

After Hours Tour: Octagon Earthworks Join us for a special after-hours tour of the Octagon Earthwork, part of the Newark Earthworks, and experience this incredible site in a whole new light—literally! Meet us just before sunset at the Octagon Earthworks Visitor Center. From there, we’ll embark on a guided, hour-long walking tour led by Sarah...

29 Aug

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Octagon Earthworks

125 N. 33rd St., Newark, OH 43055

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Summer Ranger Guided Tours of Mound City

Mound City Group is the location of the park’s only visitor center and is typically the first stop for visitors. A sacred site built by Native Americans, Mound City is the only Hopewell earthwork to have been restored. Walking among these burial mounds can give the sense of what it must have been like to...

30 Aug

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Mound City

16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

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Junior Ranger Day

Join us for an afternoon of Junior Ranger activities! Rangers will be set up at several stations around the park to guide visitors through fun family activities.  Come explore your National Park and earn Junior Ranger badges! This is a free event with no registration required.

30 Aug

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Mound City

16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

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First Friday Tours at the Great Circle with Brad Lepper

Join Senior World Heritage Archaeologist Brad Lepper at the Great Circle of Newark Earthworks on the first Friday of every month for a guided tour! Over the course of an hour, he will lead you to features that define the Great Circle and explain how this amazing site is worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status....

04 Sep

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Great Circle Earthworks

455 Hebron Road, Heath, Ohio 43056

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First Friday Archaeology Tour

Take a walk through the museum and grounds of Fort Ancient with archaeologist Bill Kennedy of the Ohio History Connection. This walking tour gives an overview of pre-contact American Indians in and at Fort Ancient: one of the most outstanding and best-preserved Hopewell earthworks. Please meet in the lobby in front of the museum gift...

04 Sep

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Fort Ancient

6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH, USA

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Summer Ranger Guided Tours of Mound City

Mound City Group is the location of the park’s only visitor center and is typically the first stop for visitors. A sacred site built by Native Americans, Mound City is the only Hopewell earthwork to have been restored. Walking among these burial mounds can give the sense of what it must have been like to...

05 Sep

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Mound City

16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

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Summer Ranger Guided Tours of Mound City

Mound City Group is the location of the park’s only visitor center and is typically the first stop for visitors. A sacred site built by Native Americans, Mound City is the only Hopewell earthwork to have been restored. Walking among these burial mounds can give the sense of what it must have been like to...

06 Sep

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Mound City

16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

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Night-Time Bats and Moths!

Nature shaped the lives of people during Hopewell times and then people shaped the natural world around them in these beautiful earthworks. Hopewell Culture national Historical Park is still a refuge for wildlife, and BATS and MOTHS have always been some of the most fascinating creatures in the night sky. People of the Hopewell time...

11 Sep

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Mound City

16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

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