Near Valley View in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Late Prehistoric Period

Whittlesley Villagers

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

1. Late Prehistoric Period Marker

Inscription. Beginning around 1000, American Indians in northeastern Ohio developed a distinct culture known archeologically as the Whittlesley Tradition. They started building walls around their small villages. (See illustration below.) Their pottery and agriculture changed, too. Instead of having a complex trade network, they relied on the local landscape.

Imagine what it was like to live in the long, multi-family homes made of wooden poles. What kinds of vegetables did they raise on the floodplain? (See nearby historical marker.) By the time European people arrived in the early 1700’s, these Whittleley Tradition people had disappeared from the Cuyahoga Valley.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 41° 23.124′ N, 81° 37.212′ W. Marker is near Valley View, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is at the intersection of Canal Road and Stone Road, on the right when traveling south on Canal Road. marker

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

is in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on the Ohio & Erie Canal Tow Path Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6579 Canal Road, Cleveland OH 44125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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 walking distance of this marker: South Park Village and the Whittlesley Tradition (here, next to this marker); Valley View Veterans Honor Roll (approx. ¾ mile away); Ride the Rails (approx. ¾ mile away); Valley View Village Town Hall (approx. ¾ mile away); Route to the Coalfields (approx. ¾ mile away); Industrial Cleveland (approx. ¾ mile away); Growing the community (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lock 38 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

2. Late Prehistoric Period Marker

marker as seen from the Tow Path Trail, adjacent to OHS 80- 18

of all markers in Valley View.

More about this marker. this story board makes reference to the adjacent OHS marker, # 80- 18

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

3. Late Prehistoric Period Marker

the text on the marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

4. Late Prehistoric Period Marker

artwork on the marker, a rendition of a Whittlesley Village

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

5. Late Prehistoric Period Marker

logos on the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.