Link to Online Collection Catalog
Link to OHS HOME page
Link to CONTACT OHS page
Link to OHIO HISTORY STORE website
Link to OHS CALENDAR page
Link to OHS PLACES page
Link to OHS RESOURCES page
Link to the ABOUT OHS page
Link to SEARCH OHS page
Return to OHS Home Newark Earthworks title banner
OHS PLACES icon links to OHS PLACES page
OHS Places
Newark Earthworks
Great Circle Earthworks
Octagon Earthworks
Wright Earthworks
Frequently Asked Questions
Historic Site Management Plan
(You Are Here)
Site Education Programs
Artifacts
Wray Figurine (Shaman of Newark) (Virtual Reality file will load in a new browser window and requires Quicktime ® Player).
Small (2MB)
Related Links
(Outside sources will load in new windows)

World Heritage

Historic Site Management Plan

Table of Contents
To view a section of this document, click the corresponding PDF link. (PDF files will load in a new browser windows and will require Adobe Acrobat ® Reader).
Section Format/Size Page
Cover PDF; 195KB i
Table of Contents PDF; 110KB ii
List of Figures PDF; 110KB iv
Introduction PDF; 152KB 1
•    How to Use This Plan " 2
•    Methodology " 2
•    Advisory Panel and Public Input " 2
•    Priorities " 4
Figures
Fig. 1:  USGS Quadrangle Map of Newark PDF; 384KB
Fig. 2:  Salisbury Map of the Newark Earthworks, 1862 PDF; 142KB
Fig. 3:  Mound Builders State Park Master Development Park, 3/10/37 PDF; 108KB
Fig. 4:  Octagon State Memorial Plot Plan, 3/19/37 PDF; 263KB
I.    Chronological History of the Newark Earthworks PDF; 193KB 9
A.    Chronology of Prehistory Occupancy and Important Dates " 9
B.    Historical Chronology of Ownership and Occupancy " 9
II.    Management Framework PDF; 262KB 15
A.    Management Philosophy " 15
•    Mission Statement " 15
•    Vision " 15
•    Goals " 16
B.    Strategies for Management " 16
•    Stewardship " 16
•    Mound Builders Country Club Lease " 17
•    Advisory Board " 17
•    Partnerships " 18
C.    Access " 20
•    Octagon Earthworks Access Agreement " 21
•    Other Types of Access " 21
•    Access for People with Disabilities " 21
III.    Cultural Resource Preservation and Treatment Plan PDF; 276KB 23
A.    Earthworks " 23
B.    Subsurface Archaeological Resources " 25
C.    Standing Structures " 26
D.    Recommendations for Future Research and Study " 28
IV.    Interpretation Prospectus and Visitor Facilities PDF; 190KB 33
A.    Goals " 33
B.    Audiences " 33
C.    Objectives " 34
V.    Implementation PDF; 109KB 37
A.    Funding for Implementation " 40


Appendix
To view a section of this document, click the corresponding PDF link.
     Section Format/Size Page
Appendix I:   A Brief History of the Newark Earthworks PDF; 589KB A.41
Appendix II:   1.    Inventory and Existing Conditions and Analysis of Significance and Integrity of Resources PDF; 3205KB A.67
2.    Analysis of Significance and Integrity of Historic Resources PDF; 413KB A.93
Appendix III:   OHS Procedures for Dealing with Accidentally Found Artifacts/Natural Specimens at OHS Sites PDF; 80KB A.103
Appendix IV:   Archaeological Guidelines for Moundbuilders Country Club PDF; 86KB A.105
Appendix V:   Access Agreement with Moundbuilders Country Club, July, 2001 PDF; 70KB A.107
Appendix VI:   Advisory Panel Members/Staff/Consultants PDF; 6KB A.108
Appendix VII:   Recommendations of Advisory Panel Committees PDF; 35KB A.109
Appendix VIII:   Summary of Public and Panel Comments PDF; 156KB A.119
Appendix IX:   Deeds and Leases PDF; 44KB A.125
A.   Great Circle Earthworks
•    Deed - 1933 Licking County Agricultural Society Tract PDF; 2.39MB 1
•    Deed - 1937 Wehrle Tract " 5
B.   Wright Earthworks
•    Deed - 1934 " 13
C.   Octagon Earthworks
•    Deed - 1933 " 9
•    Lease - 1922 Leo T. Davis and Moundbuilders Country Club (MCC) PDF; 729KB 1
•    Lease - 1938 Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (OSAHS) and MCC PDF; 596KB 1
•    Lease - 1944 OSAHS and MCC PDF; 667KB 1
•    Lease - 1957 Ohio Historical Society (OHS) and MCC PDF; 862KB 1
•    Supplemental Lease - 1978 - OHS and MCC PDF; 421KB 1
•    Determination of Rent - 1988 - OHS and MCC PDF; 114KB 1
•    Renewal and Determination of Rent - 1988 - OHS and MCC PDF; 167KB 1
•    Determination of Rent - 1993 - OHS and MCC PDF; 106KB 1
•    Second Supplement and Modification of Lease - 1997 - OHS and MCC PDF; 823KB 1

Thank you for your interest in the Ohio Historical Society!

Back to Top


HOME || CONTACT

OHIO HISTORY STORE || CALENDAR || PLACES || RESOURCES || ABOUT || SEARCH || PRIVACY POLICY
Ohio History Center 800 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211 © 1996-2012 All Rights Reserved.