NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — For the first time in more than a century, the Octagon Earthworks in Newark, part of Ohio’s first and only UNESCO World Heritage Site, is fully accessible to the public.

Gill said another key to achieving World Heritage and public access was Dick Shiels, an Ohio State University history professor who became director of the Newark Earthworks Center at Ohio State ...

John Low is a Ohio State professor and director of the Newark Earthworks Center, he shares the cultural significance of the site. "It's a circle with earthworks that surround it, about 15 to 20 feet ...

After more than a decade, the ongoing legal battle over the Newark Earthworks’ Octagon Mounds has ended. Moundbuilders ...

NEWARK − It will be a new day, a new year and a new experience on Jan. 1 at the Octagon Earthworks, when golf is gone and access to the historic mounds is open to the public. The Ohio History ...

NEWARK − Golfers will be replaced by visitors touring the ancient Octagon Mounds. The clubhouse will become Octagon Earthworks Visitor Center. Instead of the quiet atmosphere of golf, there will be ...