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A visit to Flint Ridge State Memorial is a trip to a site that most likely has seen
human activity as long as people have been in Ohio. The flint of Flint Ridge was well known
in the ancient world for evidence of small amounts of it have been found across present day
eastern United States at American Indian sites. Because of this flint's great beauty, it
has been respected and used throughout the ages as tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects of
the native cultures and in modern times in the production of jewelry.
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Guided Tour: Grounds and Museum (September, October, April, and May) (258 k)
Description: This tour incorporates the grounds and museum in recognition of the
uniqueness of Flint Ridge. The Museum concentrates on how flint was
formed, how it can be predictably shaped into tools, as well as
prehistoric associations with the highly colored Flint Ridge material
that found its way into their ancient trade routes. A network of hiking
trails within the 525-acre park compliments the context of the museum by
emphasizing the uniqueness of a mature hardwood forest, that is affected
by the thin soil and abundance of flint.
Pamphlet: History of Flint Ridge (September, October, April, and May) (1,741 k)
Description: Learn of the importance of one of the nation's richest flint source -
Flint Ridge in Ohio. From the earliest times to the present, flint has
been highly valued as a material that had lent itself to many uses from
tools to modern-day gemstones.
Outreach Program: Licking County Natural and Historical Sites
(1,741 k)
Description: This program brings the rich pre-historic history of Licking County to
your students. It emphasizes the importance of how Flint Ridge has
attracted people for thousands of years to quarry its abundant supply of
rich flint. Additionally, the great geometric earthworks located in
Newark are analyzed and discussed. This outreach Program can be
presented in your classroom if you are within a 45-mile radius of Flint
Ridge.
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