Hopeton Earthworks

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Hopeton Earthworks
One of the few remaining walls
Nearest city: Hopetown, Ohio
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 66000623
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL: July 19, 1964[2]

The Hopeton Earthworks are Hopewell culture mounds and earthworks located about a mile east of the Mound City group on a terrace of the Scioto River. The walls have been damaged by cultivation. They are contained in a detached portion of Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. The Hopeton Earthworks are not open to the public.

19th-century plan of the Works

References [edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. 
  2. ^ "Hopeton Earthworks". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 

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