Earthworks

Ohio History Connection will pay Moundbuilders Country Club in Newark to buy out its lease and end the long-running legal dispute over the Octagon Earthworks, although the sum is confidential under a settlement agreement.

Ohio History Connection says it has reached a deal with Moundbuilders Country Club on a sale price for land that includes the Octagon Earthworks, an ancient Native American earthwork.

The rest stop is decorated with the colors and themes of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, which became Ohio's first World Heritage Site in September.

In another set-back for the owners of a Licking County golf course, the Ohio Supreme Court has decided not to take up a case involving Ohio History Connection and the Moundbuilders Country Club.

Research suggests the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks' World Heritage status is worth about $12.5 million for three Ohio counties, but the designation may be worth more.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last year in favor of the Ohio History Connection's bid to reclaim land it leases to a golf course. Now, a jury is slated to determine how much the historical society must pay to Moundbuilders Country Club.

The USA's bid to have Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage sites is progressing. The bid is in the formal review process. Earlier this month, a reviewer from the International Council on Monuments and Sites visited Ohio for a tour.

A team of reviewers is expected in Ohio this month to review the United States' proposal to bestow World Heritage status to Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. The bid is moving forward despite disruptions to the process that led to no sites being added to the World Heritage List this summer.

Ohio Supreme Court heard an appeal case Tuesday morning brought forth by the Moundbuilders Country Club in Newark.

There's an element of excitement surrounding Fortified Hill, a Ross Township earthwork , after supporters were able to raise the money to save it in...