University Park in Moraine in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
What Did You Find?
Hopewell Enclosure at Carillon Park
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021
1. What Did You Find? Marker
Enjoy digging and sifting through the material below to see what evidence of the areas past you can uncover.
Discover the tools that the prehistoric Hopewell Indians, would have used in their daily lives. They built the ceremonial enclosure historically located on the moraine above you.
Map of the Hopewell enclosure at Carillon Park, from Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley by Ephraim G. Squire and Edwin H. Davis, 1848.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 39° 43.659′ N, 84° 12.02′ W. Marker is in Moraine, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in University Park. It can be reached from Saint Francis Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45439, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. 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 walking distance of this marker: Marie Sturwold Aull (a few steps from this marker); The Marie Aull Tribute Sculpture & Garden (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named What Did You Find? (a few steps from this marker); History on the Hills Interpretive Center (within shouting distance
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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021
2. What Did You Find? Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021
3. What Did You Find? Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
