Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Restored mounds in the Hopewell Culture NHP
Map showing the location of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Map showing the location of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Map showing the location of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Map showing the location of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
LocationRoss County, Ohio, United States
Nearest cityChillicothe, Ohio
Coordinates39°22′33″N 83°00′23″W / 39.37583°N 83.00639°W / 39.37583; -83.00639
Area1,170 acres (4.7 km2)
EstablishedMarch 2, 1923
Visitors33,834 (in 2011)[1]
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteHopewell Culture National Historical Park
CriteriaCultural: i, iii
Reference1689
Inscription2023 (45th Session)
Area320.7 ha
Buffer zone561.8 ha

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is a United States national historical park with earthworks and burial mounds from the Hopewell culture, indigenous peoples who flourished from about 200 BC to 500 AD. The park is composed of four separate sites open to the public in Ross County, Ohio, including the former Mound City Group National Monument. The park includes archaeological resources of the Hopewell culture. It is administered by the United States Department of the Interior's National Park Service. It was designated a part of Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks World Heritage Site in 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics". National Park Service. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Weingartner, Tana (September 19, 2023). "Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are now a UNESCO World Heritage site". NPR. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.