Near Butler in Richland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hemlock Falls
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The Groveport River
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2021
1. Hemlock Falls Marker
Hemlock Falls
Hemlock Falls is located nearby. Two small streams cascade down the face of the massive sandstone cliff in the shade of tall hemlock trees. One of the falls drops about 60 feet and the other about 100 feet. The rock is Black Hand Sandstone deposited in the deltas along the great salt-water sea during the Mississippian Period about 350 million years ago. The cliffs were created later and were produced by erosion along the side of the valley of the ancient pre-glacial Groveport River. One large slump block, which separated from the rock wall by weathering, may be the largest in Ohio. Plants more typical of the Appalachian Plateau and rare to Richland County can be found in this area. The ecosystem is typical of that found at the past edge of a glacier.
The Groveport River
Bunker Hill Road lies in a valley that once was the riverbed of the ancient pre-glacial Groveport River. This river flowed westward from the ancient Appalachian Mountains far to the east and turned southward here in the Bunker Hill valley and continued south by the present locations of Butler and Fredericktown to join the pre-glacial Teays
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Erected 2001 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors, Inc., The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 5-70.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
Location. 40° 36.706′ N, 82° 22.786′ W. Marker is near Butler, Ohio, in Richland County. It is on Bunkerhill North Road half a mile south of Butler Newville Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Butler OH 44822, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2021
2. The Groveport River Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Butternut Trail (approx. 2˝ miles away); Malabar Farm Maple Syrup Sugar Shack (approx. 2˝ miles away); Niman Spring (approx. 2.7 miles away); Malabar Inn (approx. 2.7 miles away); Doris Duke Woods Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away); Ceely Rose House (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Working Farm Barn (approx. 2.8 miles away); Louis Bromfield's Big House (approx. 2.8 miles away).
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2021
3. Hemlock Falls Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2021
4. The Groveport River Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 110 times this year. Last updated on June 7, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
