Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Terraces
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025
1. The Terraces Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 40° 22.989′ N, 82° 29.753′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in Knox County. It can be reached from Pittsburgh Avenue west of Neil Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Pittsburgh Ave, Mount Vernon OH 43050, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ridge Truss Sculpture (within shouting distance of this marker); Carpenter Shop (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Clock House (about 300 feet away); The Ruins (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Ruins (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Terraces (about 400 feet away); Rastin Observation Tower (about 500 feet away); Gas Control Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Vernon.
Also see . . . Charles Jencks (Wikipedia). Jencks work with landforms also inspired the creators of Ariel Foundation Park in Mount Vernon, Ohio Ted Schnormeier was the Project Manager and Robert J. Stovicek was the architect/designer and together they created thirty plus acres of terraces (landforms). Further inspiration was from the 'Mound building' culture of central Ohio. The Adena, Hopewell and Mound building peoples created 'landforms' that still exist today - long before Jencks, Schnormeier or Stovicek were creating anything (Submitted on August 10, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025
2. The Terraces
Rustin Observation Tower and the Ruins are visible from below the Terraces, a landscape within Ariel-Foundation Park.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025
3. The Terraces
These unusual landforms were inspired by the landscape architect Charles Jencks, as well as pre-historic earthworks built by the Hopewell Culture of Ohio.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
