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Ohio's high-quality flint was of great economic importance to the prehistoric Indians. Flint was used
for tools and spear points; to light fires; and to kill and skin game for food. The Flint ridge area,
where the red, yellow, brown, and cream-colored mineral is readily accessible at the surface, was on
an extensive trade route. Ohio flint specimens have been found on the Atlantic seaboard, in Louisiana,
as far west as Kansas City, and as far north as Ontario.
Several quarry pits may be seen in the park today, and museum is built over one of them. Inside the
museum are: exhibits explaining the geology of flint and techniques for quarrying and chipping it;
displays of flint artifacts; and a chronology of flint used by Indians in the area. Two nature trails
run through the area.
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