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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
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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]
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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park | |
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![]() Restored mounds in the Hopewell Culture NHP | |
Location | Ross County, Ohio, United States |
Nearest city | Chillicothe, Ohio |
Coordinates | 39°22′33″N 83°00′23″W |
Area | 1,170 acres (4.7 km2) |
Established | March 2, 1923 |
Visitors | 33,834 (in 2011)[1] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Hopewell Culture National Historical Park |
Criteria | Cultural: i, iii |
Reference | 1689 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
Area | 320.7 ha |
Buffer zone | 561.8 ha |
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