Serpent Mound is a 1,300-foot serpentine earthwork built thousands of years ago, located in Peebles, Ohio. The United States announced it will leave the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO last week ...
Ohio is filled with history. There are presidents (eight in all), Indians, a Revolutionary War fort, a War of 1812 naval battle on Lake Erie, the National Road and the Ohio & Erie Canal. But for me, ...
The exact origin is unknown, but the draw of the American Indian site is clear. On Saturday, June 22, people will gather in a rural area 80 miles east of Cincinnati and await sunset, when the sun will ...
The Ohio History Connection is holding Summer Solstice to mark the longest day of the year with programs that showcase the significance of Serpent Mound as a sacred American Indian site. Serpent Mound ...
Chief Glenna Wallace spent the summer solstice this past June walking the narrow asphalt path that encircles Serpent Mound, a low, serpentine wall of earth built by her ancestors hundreds or even ...
The Department of Interior’s decision to nominate the Great Circle and Octagon Earthworks for World Heritage status has made us all more aware of these two amazing mounds in Newark and Heath -- and a ...
For most of us, living in or near cities, light pollution makes it impossible to fully appreciate or even to see the Milky Way. The first time I saw the Milky Way, it came as a revelation. I was ...