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.
Late Prehistoric Period. Whittlesley Villagers. 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.
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.
Location. 41° 23.124′ N, 81° 37.212′ W. Marker is near Valley View, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. Marker is at the intersection of Canal Road and Stone Road, on the right when traveling south on Canal Road. marker 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.
More about this marker. this story board makes reference to the adjacent OHS marker, # 80- 18
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
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 224 times since then and 16 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.
