Near Carey in Wyandot County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sheriden Cave

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016

1. Sheriden Cave Marker

Inscription. Indian Trail Caverns, first opened in 1927, is one of many caves that occur on the dolomite ridge traversed by State Route 568 in Wyandot and Hancock counties. Sheriden Cave, a karst sinkhole associated with the caverns, was discovered in 1989. It has collected a remarkable record of Ice Age animal and human activity in its sediments. Excavations have revealed remains of many extinct Late Pleistocene Epoch animals-giant beaver, stag moose, flat-headed and long-nosed peccary, and short-faced bear, among many others-that were sealed in the cave by glacial deposits more than ten thousand years ago. Paleo-Indian tools, including projectile points and scrapers, are evidence of the earliest-known human activity in this region.

Erected 2001 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Indian Trail Caverns, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-88.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Natural Features • Paleontology. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series

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list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 40° 58.844′ N, 83° 26.687′ W. Marker is near Carey, Ohio, in Wyandot County. It is on Ohio Route 568 east of County Route 89A, on the left when traveling west. This marker is located on the south side of the roadway, near the entrance to one of Ohio's caverns, and is situated at a location that is surrounded by large stone boulders. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 722 State Route 568, Carey OH 43316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Parkway (approx. 1.9 miles away);

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016

2. Sheriden Cave Marker

View of the marker looking northwest along State Route 568.

Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); To Religion Education And Patriotism (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Original St. Edwards Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); West End Elementary School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Welcome to The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carey.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016

3. Sheriden Cave Marker

View of the marker looking southeast along State Route 568.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016

4. Sheriden Cave Marker

View of the marker looking southeast, with a view of the fenced in cave entrance, in the background.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016

5. Sheriden Cave Marker

View of the fenced in cave entrance looking southeast along State Route 568.

Sheriden Cave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2016

6. Sheriden Cave

View looking down into the cave entrance, and at the staircase leading down into the cave.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,798 times since then and 382 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 6, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.