Scioto Township in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Magnetometry

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 29, 2024

1. Magnetometry Marker

Inscription.
New imaging technology has both confirmed and corrected the old 1800s map.
THE JUNCTION EARTHWORKS were first mapped in the 1840's by Ephriam Squire and Edwin Davis and included in their book, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (the first publication of the Smithsonian Institution). The enclosures were visible on the landscape then, but by the mid-1900's they had been leveled by farming - the fate of many earthworks across the region. The new magnetometry data show that Squire and Davis had missed the details of the Quatrefoil, and recorded the small squircle as a circle, but most of their errors were quite minor.Uncovering Unknown EarthworksMagnet and other remote sensing technologies allow today's archaeologists to reveal the remains of earthworks, and other ancient features that were never before recorded.

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Saving JunctionThe astonishing image of Junction's new magnetometry data helped persuade donors from across the region to help save the site from development, and turn it into the park we enjoy today.

Erected by Arc of Appalachia, Heartland Earthworks Conservancy. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology

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Location. 39° 18.96′ N, 83° 0.643′ W. Marker is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It is in Scioto Township. It is on Belleview Avenue (Route 377) near Plyleys Lane (Route 144B). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1164 Belleview Ave, Chillicothe OH 45601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Squircles (within shouting distance of this marker); Crescents (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Quatrefoil (about 700 feet away); Ross County Earthworks (about 700 feet away); The Hopewell Culture (about 700 feet away); Sacred Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Circles (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Carter Corbin (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 29, 2024

2. Magnetometry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.