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Newark's Octagon Earthworks finally on display during Ohio World Heritage Week

星空无限传媒 89.7 NPR News | By Allie Vugrincic
Published April 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM EDT
FILE - The clubhouse of the private Moundbuilders Country Club, the site of the Octagon Earthworks, is seen in Newark, Ohio, on May 24, 2024. Ohio鈥檚 historical society has struck a deal that will allow it to take control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks located on a golf course east of Columbus. The settlement announced Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, ends long-running litigation but does not disclose the sum Ohio History Connection will pay to buy out Moundbuilders Country Club's lease on the Octagon Earthworks in Newark.
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The clubhouse of the private Moundbuilders Country Club, the site of the Octagon Earthworks, is seen in Newark, Ohio, on May 24, 2024.

April 18 is World Heritage Day, but Ohio History Connection is celebrating all week at the , including at Newark's Octagon Earthworks.

The Octagon Earthworks and Newark's Great Circle, along with six other earthworks built by