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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMINC_twin-mounds-parallel-walls_Oregonia-OH.html
These circular twin mounds were excavated in the late 1800s and contained no human remains. Two shallow ditches extend from these earth mounds. One ditch connects to Randall Run on the north side of Fort Ancient, while the other connects with Cowe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIMT_astronomical-alignments_Oregonia-OH.html
American Indians who built Fort Ancient used the sun and moon to measure time. By observing the rising location of these celestial objects they knew when to gather together for religious or social events or when to plant crops. They used sunrise l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHV1_middle-fort-ditch-construction_Oregonia-OH.html
Archaeologists cite three reasons why "Fort" Ancient is not a fortification. First, there is no evidence that a large number of people lived inside the earthworks, definitely not the thousands needed to defend such a large area. Second, there are …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHOK_fort-ancient-earthworks_Oregonia-OH.html
You are standing inside a hilltop earthworks built by the Hopewell Indians nearly 2000 years ago. Early settlers in this area thought these walls were constructed for defensive purposes, hence the name Fort Ancient. Today, archaeologists believe t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHOC_changes-at-fort-ancient_Oregonia-OH.html
Many changes have occurred at Fort Ancient over the last 2,000 years. Hopewell Indians built the site and used it as a ceremonial and social gathering area. The Fort Ancient Indians lived in the South Fort 500 years after the Hopewell people left.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHKZ_the-civilian-conservation-corps_Oregonia-OH.html
Side A: The Civilian Conservation CorpsDuring the Great Depression of the 1930s, the federal government established the Civilian Conservation Corps, known as the CCC or triple C's under the direction of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal p…