World Heritage Sites

Ohio History Connection said since the earthworks earned World Heritage status, visitors come with more knowledge and travel from further away.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The USA has formally submitted its bid to the UNESCO committee responsible for determining World Heritage Site status. That vote and announcement is expected in July of 2023.

A recent effort to preserve a historic Native American earthwork in Butler County points to a broader effort to recognize and honor Ohio's early mound...