Llewellyn Farms in Dublin in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Field of Corn
Corn
First of Multiple Plaques
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 31, 2017
1. Field of Corn Marker
Inscription.
Field of Corn. Corn. Corn has been cultivated in Ohio for approximately 1800 years. It was known to prehistoric Native American Hopewell peoples (A.D. 100- 500 ) and was grown in large quantities by the later Fort Ancient Indians (A.D. 1000- 1550). Prehistoric and historic Native Americans combined planting corn, beans, squash, and gourds in their fields and small garden plots. Two important varieties of corn were Northern flint corn, which had 16 to 20 rows of round kernels on a long thin cobb, and Southern gourdseed corn, which had short stubby ears with up to 32 rows of kernels. By the mid-1700s, Native Americans in Ohio grew great quantities of corn, often in large fields. Particularly along the Scioto and Miami River valleys, it was not uncommon to see thousands of acres of cornfields. The Wyandot Indians, who were known to have camped on Indian Run just north of Dublin village, were prominent among the historic Native American cultivators of corn. , Second plaque Malcolm Cochrane (1948- ) Columbus, Ohio Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees), 1994 cast concrete, bronze, new planting of Osage Orange trees (City of Dublin logo) (Dublin Arts Council logo)
Corn has been cultivated in Ohio for approximately 1800 years. It was
known to prehistoric Native American Hopewell peoples (A.D. 100-
500 ) and was grown in large quantities by the later Fort Ancient Indians
(A.D. 1000- 1550). Prehistoric and historic Native Americans combined
planting corn, beans, squash, and gourds in their fields and small
garden plots. Two important varieties of corn were Northern flint corn,
which had 16 to 20 rows of round kernels on a long thin cobb, and Southern
gourdseed corn, which had short stubby ears with up to 32 rows of
kernels. By the mid-1700s, Native Americans in Ohio grew great quantities
of corn, often in large fields. Particularly along the Scioto and Miami
River valleys, it was not uncommon to see thousands of acres of cornfields.
The Wyandot Indians, who were known to have camped on Indian Run
just north of Dublin village, were prominent among the historic Native
American cultivators of corn.
Second plaque
Malcolm Cochrane (1948- )
Columbus, Ohio
Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees), 1994
cast concrete, bronze, new planting of Osage Orange trees
(City of
Location. 40° 5.1′ N, 83° 7.437′ W. Marker is in Dublin, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Llewellyn Farms. It is at the intersection of Rings Road and Frantz Road, on the left when traveling west on Rings Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4995 Rings Rd, Dublin OH 43017, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 31, 2017
More about this marker. There are five text markers, an artist's marker, and an Arts Council sign at this site, plus the "field of Corn" sculpture
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 31, 2017
3. Field of Corn Marker
the plaques are located in the tree line, behind the Field of Corn
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 31, 2017
4. Field of Corn Marker
one of the sculptures in the "Field of Corn"
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 31, 2017
5. Field of Corn Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 31, 2017
6. Field of Corn Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 4, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
