Mariemont in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Madisonville Site
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, May 2, 2019
1. The Madisonville Site Marker
Inscription.
The Madisonville site is the largest and most thoroughly studied village of the late Fort Ancient culture (AD 1450-1670). Artifacts were so abundant here that local residents called this site the "pottery field.” Between 1879 and 1911, a generation of Harvard archaeologists trained at this site. Dr. Charles Metz, assisted by Harvard University's Frederic Ward Putnam, excavated the remains of numerous houses, storage pits, and burials. The presence of glass beads and bits from iron kettles indicates these villagers may have been among the first native Ohioans to learn of the coming of Europeans to America. Mariemont street names Cachepot, Midden, Flintpoint, and Hammerstone, are reminders of these earlier residents. The pavilion was designed by the noted town planner John Nolen in 1921, but not constructed and dedicated until 2001
The Madisonville site is the largest and most thoroughly studied
village of the late Fort Ancient culture (AD 1450-1670). Artifacts
were so abundant here that local residents called this site the "pottery field.” Between 1879 and 1911, a generation of Harvard archaeologists trained at this site. Dr. Charles Metz, assisted by Harvard University's Frederic Ward Putnam, excavated the remains of
numerous houses, storage pits, and burials. The presence of glass
beads and bits from iron kettles indicates these villagers may
have been among the first native Ohioans to learn of the coming
of Europeans to America. Mariemont street names Cachepot, Midden, Flintpoint, and Hammerstone, are reminders of these earlier residents. The pavilion was designed by the noted town planner John Nolen in 1921, but not constructed and dedicated
until 2001
Erected 2003 by Village of Mariemont, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 49-31.)
W. Marker is in Mariemont, Ohio, in Hamilton County. At the end of Mariemont Avenue in little park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45227, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Image courtesy of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, circa 1910
3. Exploiting the Graves of the Mound Builders near Madisonville, Cincinnati, Ohio
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,025 times since then and 156 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on May 3, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
