— Ohio Historical Marker —
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.| HM Number | HM1RI6 |
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| Marker Number | 4-88 |
| Placed By | Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Indian Trail Caverns, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 294321 N 4539496 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.98073333, -83.44478333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 58.844', W 83° 26.687' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 58' 50.64" N, 83° 26' 41.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 419 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 622-1498 OH-568, Carey OH 43316, US |
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