Licking Township in Harbor Hills in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

Discover the Awe-Inspiring Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

— Ohio's first UNESCO World Heritage Site —

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 28, 2025

1. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Marker

Inscription. Masterpieces of human creative genius, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are gigantic earthen complexes built by American Indians 2,000 years ago. They were places of ceremony connected to the cosmos by alignments to key risings and settings of the moon and sun. Come and experience the sacred earthworks and gain a new appreciation of the achievements of Ohio's Indigenous peoples-as well as a deeper connection to the world and our place in it.

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Erected by Ohio History Connection / National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 39° 56.737′ N, 82° 27.159′ W. Marker is in Harbor Hills, Ohio, in Licking County. It is in Licking Township. It can be reached from Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: I-70, Hebron OH 43025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eisenhower Interstate System (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eisenhower Interstate System

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Buckeye Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eisenhower Interstate System (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buckeye Lake Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); Buckeye Lake Dam (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hebron Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harbor Hills.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Buckeye Lake Amusement Park (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 28, 2025

2. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.