Ohio History Connection

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.

Ohio History Connection is ready to start moving part of its expansive collection into a new, state of the art facility.

A trial to determine how much Ohio's historical society must pay to restore public access to a set of ancient ceremonial earthworks that has been leased for over a century to a country club has been rescheduled for July 15.

Ohio’s historical society is one step away from gaining control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks maintained by a country club where members golf alongside the mounds.

The Living History Village at the Ohio History Center on 17th Avenue will close after the Ohio State Fair ends on Aug. 4. Renovations are expected to take about a year and a half.

The caucus' goal is to support preservation of historic buildings and raise awareness about the benefits of saving Ohio's landmarks.

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.

It's a designation on par with the Pyramids in Egypt, the Great Wall of China and other landmarks.