Ohio History Connection says World Heritage status has increased visits to the earthworks, including at the Great Circle in Newark.

Today, it is my privilege to coordinate Ohio’s effort to add Mound City and seven other sites—including the Octagon and Great Circle Earthworks—to the World Heritage List.

People can explore all three segments of the ancient, expansive earthworks built by American Indians: Great Circle, Octagon and Wright. The open house, hosted by Ohio History Connection, will be ...

A group of people passes through the gateway of the Great Circle earthwork in Newark. Eight Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, including the Great Circle and Newark's Octagon are poised to become Ohio's ...

Dick Shiels, former director of the Newark Earthworks Center at Ohio State University-Newark, explained what World Heritage status would mean for the community back in 2016.

On Saturday, there’s a program at the Great Circle Museum, off Ohio 79, on the border of Newark and Heath, to officially unveil a plaque marking World Heritage List status, putting us in a ...

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Ohio History Connection says World Heritage status has increased visits to the earthworks, including at the Great Circle in Newark. From July 2023 to June 2024, OHC noted more than 9,000 additional ...