The Great Circle Earthworks

99 Cooper Ave, Newark, Ohio 43055 USA

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“built by the Hopewell culture 2,000 years ago”

“The Great Circle Earthworks, formerly known as Moundbuilders State Memorial, was built by the Hopewell culture approximately 2000 years ago. The circle is nearly 1200 feet in diameter and was used as a vast ceremonial center by its builders. The Great Circle is one part of the Newark Earthworks State Memorial, the largest system of connected geometric earthworks built anywhere in the world. Octagon Earthworks and Wright Earthworks are both additional local sites that preserve other features of this majestic remnant of prehistoric Ohio.”

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Reviewed by
FromSea2ShiningSea

395 Reviews
33 Helpful

May 23, 2022

Rated 3.0

Took our dog here today. It was nice for a walk, but other mounds (like Cahokia Indian Mounds In Illinois and even some of the other in Ohio (Hopewell in Chilicothe, Miamisburg Mound, & Serpent Mound in Peebles,) are nicer in my opinion. If you're a real history buff on Indian mounds it might be more significant to you. To the average person, if you're in the area it's a nice place to walk or have a picnic, but I wouldn't go too far out of my way to get here.

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kcoxe

17 Reviews
3 Helpful

September 19, 2020

Rated 5.0

Take a picnic and enjoy the open space. There are tours but they were closed when we were there. We enjoyed are time and just walking around regardless of a tour.

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