❶ Sheep Pen Lock
From US 33, take the Rockbridge exit. Go straight until the first stop sign. Turn right and continue to Mill Street. Turn left, go over the train tracks, turn right onto Dupler Rd. You will see the canal on the left . . . — — Map (db m272295) HM
❶ Sheep Pen Lock
From US 33, take the Rockbridge exit. Go straight until the first stop sign. Turn right and continue to Mill Street. Turn left, go over the train tracks, turn right onto Dupler Rd. You will see the canal on the left . . . — — Map (db m272301) HM
Historic Haydenville. Originally known as Hocking Furnace, Haydenville was founded by and named for Columbus industrialist Peter Hayden (1806-1888), who energetically developed the coal, iron, sandstone, and fire clay deposits found in . . . — — Map (db m271028) HM
As the water works its way down through Old Mans Cave Gorge, one of the first unusual areas that it encounters here at Devils Bathtub. This is an area in the sandstone that has been cemented together more tightly than the other nearby rock layers. . . . — — Map (db m2431) HM
This recess cave was named for the “old man” Richard Rowe, a recluse who made the cave his home in the 1800s and is a part of the scenic Hocking Hills State Park. Hocking comes from the Wyandot Indian word “hockhocking,” . . . — — Map (db m2513) HM
Mar. 6, 1919 to Nov. 16, 1999
This "Duster" is dedicated to the memory of our brother in Arms. "Scap" entered the service Nov. 27, 1940 and served in various units until Mar. 5, 1979 while serving as a member of Battery A 2nd AW BTN SP 174th . . . — — Map (db m306023) WM
The aqueduct was opened as a part of the Ohio-Erie Canal in 1840. Supported by an archway of heavy sandstone blocks quarried nearby, the aqueduct carried the canal water and canal boats over Old Town Creek.
Dedicated to the memory of . . . — — Map (db m306015) HM
In terms of sheer amount of water, Cedar Falls is the most abundant waterfall in the entire park. Queer Creek cascades down the face of the rock in a tremendous display of the power of water. In fact, it was the early visitors that gave the falls . . . — — Map (db m138969) HM
In January of 1998 something happened here at Hocking State Park which only occurs roughly every 100 years—a flood of massive proportions! As
the water ripped its way through the gorge it destroyed and removed almost all of
structures while . . . — — Map (db m138966) HM
The previous bridge at this location was a 250 foot long, steel Pennsylvania truss. It was originally built in 1914 by the Pennsylvania Bridge Company and located in Hamilton County. In 1956 it was moved for reuse at this location to carry State . . . — — Map (db m96062) HM
This building originally erected in 1847, was restored to its former appearance in 1994 and has been the seat of Logan Municipal Government since 1882. — — Map (db m195119) HM
This bell served two Logan High Schools on this hilltop location from 1861 to 2008. This monument is dedicated to the students and staff of that era. — — Map (db m306019) HM
The entablature above the main entry gate to Chieftain Stadium came from the former Logan High School, "High on the Hill" in the City of Logan. This school served our communities from 1910 to 2008. — — Map (db m306143) HM
Known as the Norwegian Count, Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher was born in Oslo, Norway of wealthy parentage. He immigrated to the United States at age 21 and was responsible for industrial growth in the Hocking Valley and expansion of the town of . . . — — Map (db m271287) HM
Known as the Norwegian Count, Nils Louis Christian
Kachelmacher was born in Oslo, Norway of wealthy
parentage. He immigrated to the United States at age
21 and was responsible for industrial growth in the
Hocking Valley and expansion of the town . . . — — Map (db m119652) HM
The recess of Old Mans Cave is the most famous feature in the park. It is located on a vertical cliff 75 feet above the stream and measures 250 feet long and 50 feet high. The spectacular recessed caves seen throughout the park are examples of . . . — — Map (db m138973) HM
This culvert carried the Hocking Canal over Oldtown Creek. This structure was built by 1840 and still in perfect shape after 180 years. Both sides on the top of the culvert have walls built up at least 4 feet high that allowed the water flowing . . . — — Map (db m306123) HM
The greatest thing we can do is inspire young minds
- John Glenn
John Glenn was born in 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. After a career as a pilot for the US Marine Corps, and as a test pilot, he was selected to . . . — — Map (db m166300) HM
If you look downstream and up on the north wall you will see the distinctive face known as the “Sphinx Head” protruding and overseeing the plunge down to Lower Falls. The wind and water erosion has worked hard to produce this unique . . . — — Map (db m138975) HM
Born in 1886 on a farm near Logan, Tessa Sweazy Webb was a teacher at the Hocking County Childrens Home where she began writing poetry. By 1924 she had become well known across the state and nation for her published works. Under Webbs successful . . . — — Map (db m11550) HM
Dedicated to: General Curtis Michael Scaparrotti, First Sergeant Michael C. Scaparrotti and all past, present, and future veterans from Hocking County who served in all branches of the Armed Forces. — — Map (db m166301) WM
Worthington (17731827), land developer as well as statesman, laid out the village of Logan, beginning on June 27, 1816, while he was Governor of Ohio. This lot was set aside by him to be used as a public market place. Worthington became a member . . . — — Map (db m9624) HM
In Honor of the
U.S.S. Hocking
APA-121
and all who served on board
Commissioned
October 22, 1944
Decommissioned
May 10, 1946
Received 2 Battle Stars
For World War II
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Dedicated on
U.S.S. . . . — — Map (db m195115) WM
Here is where hikers can witness the power of water in the Hocking Hills. Looking
out from within this cave with its very steep waits and loose boulders, the actual
formation of a young sandstone gorge is taking place as the water slowly digs . . . — — Map (db m139145) HM
To those who served World War I Apr. 6, 1917 Nov. 11, 1918 To those who served World War II Dec. 7, 1941 Dec. 31, 1946 To those who served Korean War June 27, 1950 Jan. 31, 1955 To those who served Vietnam War Aug. 5, 1964 May 7, . . . — — Map (db m238533) WM
Colonel Charles Youngs Historic Ride to Washington. In 1918, Charles Young made a desperate attempt to convince the U.S. Army that he was fit for duty. The Armys highest-ranking Black officer, he had been medically retired and not given a . . . — — Map (db m304744) HM
In this garden, we've tried to re-create what our ancestors might have planted and depended upon.
At first glance, you may think that this is a pretty "wild" garden. But there are reasons why it doesn't look like the gardens you are used to . . . — — Map (db m277696) HM
Side A:
The twelfth lock on the Hocking Canal, the Sheep Pen lock, underscores Southeast Ohioans' efforts to open their region to the world during the mid-nineteenth century. Built as a guard lock, it was intended to permit slackwater . . . — — Map (db m202657) HM
Ash Cave, Ohio's largest stone recess, stretches 700 feet across and rises 90 feet high.
The rock shelter was created when ground water percolating through the sandstone eroded away the formation's weaker middle layer, undercutting the resistant . . . — — Map (db m130373) HM
This hard-surfaced trail meanders one-quarter mile along a stream which sculpted the sandstone gorge terminating at majestic Ash Cave. Early settlers named
this rock shelter for the huge mounds of campfire ashes that blanketed its floor, . . . — — Map (db m195121) HM
Modern roads often have their precedents in much older thoroughfares. Two ancient paths once converged near this point. As late as the 1700s, the Salt Trail guided Native Americans from the upper Scioto Valley plains past Cantwell Cliffs, Cedar . . . — — Map (db m218379) HM
