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Leo in Jackson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Leo Petroglyphs

 
 
Leo Petroglyphs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 17, 2019
1. Leo Petroglyphs Marker
Inscription. This shelter covers a small group of petroglyphs, or rock carvings, cut into the flat sandstone surface by prehistoric Indians. This group of petroglyphs includes about 40 figures representing animals, humans, and other unidentified images. Nearby is a beautiful gorge with overhanging ledges that have eroded out of the sandstone conglomerate.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 39° 9.05′ N, 82° 40.483′ W. Marker is in Leo, Ohio, in Jackson County. It is on Park Road (Local Highway 224) 0.4 miles west of Raysville Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 357 Park Road, Ray OH 45672, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: We cannot know for certain the meaning of the symbols (here, next to this marker); This shelter covers a small group of petroglyphs (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Leo Petroglyphs & Natural Preserve (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Buckeye Tree (approx. 3½ miles away); John Wollam / Andrew's Raid (approx. 7.1 miles away); John Wollam (approx. 7.1 miles away); Trails / The Kanawha Trail (approx. 7.1 miles away); James M. Compston (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leo.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Leo Petroglyph (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
 
Leo Petroglyphs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 17, 2019
2. Leo Petroglyphs Marker
Leo Petroglyphs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 17, 2019
3. Leo Petroglyphs Marker
Leo Petroglyphs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 17, 2019
4. Leo Petroglyphs Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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