Featured: Friendly specialist tours to ancient, mystical and historical sites in the UK and beyond

Friendly specialist tours to ancient, mystical and historical sites in the UK and beyond

Random Image


Cenobio de Valeron

Monuments and Landscape in Atlantic Europe, Scarre

Monuments and Landscape in Atlantic Europe, Scarre

Who's Online

There are currently, 117 guests and 1 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

<< Other Photo Pages >> Ohio Historical Center - Museum in United States in Great Lakes Midwest

Submitted by bat400 on Thursday, 31 December 2009  Page Views: 5136

MuseumsSite Name: Ohio Historical Center
Country: United States Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Columbus, Ohio
Latitude: 40.004840N  Longitude: 82.98746W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

Internal Links:
External Links:

I have visited· I would like to visit

eirrac5 would like to visit

bat400 visited on 1st Oct 2009 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Bandita visited on 1st Jan 1975 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 This is a Top Notch Museum ! Recommend to anyone



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.5

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Ohio Historical Center (William Byron Ireland and Associates, 1964-1970). I gave this the write-up treatment on a previous, exterior-only visit. Image copyright: Doctor Casino (Addison Godel), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Franklin County, Ohio.
The Ohio Historical Society (OHS) is tasked to interpret, collect and preserve the state's heritage. Of primary interest is the Society's archeological collections.

An extensive exhibit, the "First Ohioans", was dismantled several years ago although a "virtual" exhibit remains online. Many of the artifacts on on permanent archival display at the museum, and may be "seen" via an online catalog.
In the last century, the society collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. One of the largest state historical organizations in the country, OHS now has membership of over 9,000.

A private, not-for-profit organization, the society serves, by statute, as the state's agent in historical matters in return for financial subsidy support that constitutes a portion of the OHS operating budget.

Note: Finder of rare Adena tablet denies permanent donation to Ohio Historical Society. See comment.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Squirrel pipe Hopewell Culture Ohio 100 CE Exif_JPEG_PICTURE Image copyright: Aleksander & Milam (Bruce Aleksander), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Otter pipe Hopewell Culture of Ohio, 100 CE Exif_JPEG_PICTURE Image copyright: Aleksander & Milam (Bruce Aleksander), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Ohio Historical Center (William Byron Ireland and Associates, 1964-1970). I gave this the write-up treatment on a previous, exterior-only visit. Image copyright: Doctor Casino (Addison Godel), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Ohio History Center - Farrington Mastodon Image copyright: jaci starkey (Jaci Starkey), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Mastodon Skeleton I took my daughter to the Ohio Historical Center - the first time I'd been there (to see the exhibits) in many, many years. Great building with a lot of interesting stuff inside. This is the mastodon skeleton near the main entrance. Image copyright: tim.perdue (Tim Perdue), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : The Ohio Historical Center is a rare example of Brutalism whose clients still proudly embrace the label... give it up for historians! Granted, this is a hybrid entry. While we do have a nearly windowless box hoisted up in the air, with a forty-foot cantilever supported by frankly revealed concrete beams, there are burgeoning attempts to acknowledge "context" in a loosely-defined sense. Not the ...

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : The Ohio History Center, headquarters of the Ohio Historical Society, in Columbus, Ohio. See - www.ohiohistory.org/museums/ohc Image copyright: Sam Howzit (Sam Howzit), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio. April 6, 2016. Image copyright: jacob_monninger (Jacob Monninger), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr : Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio. April 6, 2016. Image copyright: jacob_monninger (Jacob Monninger), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

Ohio Historical Center
Ohio Historical Center submitted by Flickr

These are just the first 25 photos of Ohio Historical Center. If you log in with a free user account you will be able to see our entire collection.

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the area

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 8.1km WSW 258° Shrum Mound* Artificial Mound
 10.7km NNW 336° Jeffers Mound* Artificial Mound
 13.5km S 181° Indian Mound Park* Artificial Mound
 15.5km NNW 347° Highbanks Park Works* Hillfort
 15.7km NW 320° Wright-Holder Works* Misc. Earthwork
 16.2km N 349° Highbanks Mound II* Artificial Mound
 17.1km N 350° Highbanks Mound I* Artificial Mound
 40.3km E 87° Infirmary Mound Artificial Mound
 42.0km E 80° Alligator Mound* Artificial Mound
 45.0km S 175° Circleville* Misc. Earthwork
 46.4km E 83° Newark Earthworks - Octagon* Misc. Earthwork
 46.9km E 80° Ferris Owen* Artificial Mound
 47.6km E 85° Newark Earthworks - Great Circle* Misc. Earthwork
 47.9km S 175° Luthor List Mound* Artificial Mound
 48.0km NE 55° Dixon Mound* Artificial Mound
 48.3km E 84° Newark Earthworks - Wright* Misc. Earthwork
 48.9km E 82° Upham* Artificial Mound
 51.5km E 95° Fairmount* Artificial Mound
 52.2km SSE 161° Tarlton Cross* Artificial Mound
 53.9km E 92° Tippett Mound Artificial Mound
 58.9km ESE 104° Glenford Fort* Hillfort
 61.5km NE 44° McLaughlin Mound* Artificial Mound
 61.8km E 92° Flint Ridge* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 64.4km NE 36° Raleigh Mound Artificial Mound
 65.6km NE 36° Braddock Mound Artificial Mound
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Irthlingborough and Stanwick Barrows

Fognam Clump Barrow >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall and Scilly, Craig Weatherhill

Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall and Scilly, Craig Weatherhill

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Ohio Historical Center" | Login/Create an Account | 2 News and Comments
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Re: Ohio Historical Center by davidmorgan on Saturday, 30 August 2014
(User Info | Send a Message)
Street View
View Larger Map
[ Reply to This ]

Ownership of Adena tablet in dispute. OHS, finder fighting over artifact. by bat400 on Thursday, 31 December 2009
(User Info | Send a Message)
Submitted by coldrum ---

Edward Low knew he wasn't supposed to play there, high up on a sandy hill in Parkersburg, W.Va., overlooking the silver ribbon of the Ohio River. But the 12-year-old and two friends, had sneaked away from home to explore. While digging a foxhole to play soldier, Low hit something hard about 15 inches deep in the soil. The thin piece of sandstone, about 5 inches by 3 inches, was engraved with Indian markings of human faces and birds.

Low didn't know then that he'd found a valuable piece of pre-history: an Early Woodland Adena cultural artifact created 400 years or more before the birth of Jesus. Its value at auction has been estimated at up to $200,000. To Low, it was simply his "Indian rock." For years, he kept it wrapped in a newspaper in his sock drawer at home, bringing it out occasionally for show-and-tell at school or to show colleagues at work.

Now 76 and in poor health, the longtime Reynoldsburg resident finds himself in a bitter legal fight with the Ohio Historical Society. Earlier this year, he filed suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

In an interview, Low said he lent the artifact to the historical society in 1971 for research and display; the society contends he gave it to the state, and so refuses to return it.

Historical society officials would not comment on the dispute. They deferred to a statement by attorneys that said, in part, that Low donated the tablet in 1971, a fact noted in two issues of Echoes, a society publication.

"Although Mr. Low has known since 1971 that the Society considered the tablet to be a gift, he did not inform the Society that he considered the transfer of the tablet a loan rather than a gift until December 2007," the statement said.

"The Society has protected and preserved this valuable artifact since 1971. It is vigorously defending the suit filed by Mr. Low so that the people from Ohio, other states and other nations may continue to enjoy and appreciate the tablet."

The saga began in May 1971 when Low, who had moved to Ohio, read a story in The Dispatch about Raymond Baby, then curator of archaeology at the society. Low subsequently took the tablet to Baby. At Baby's request, Low left the tablet with him for what was supposed to be a week to 10 days to research its origin.

Low didn't hear from Baby for three months. When Baby finally called in September, he offered to buy the tablet. Low refused, but agreed to allow the society to keep it for public display for an indefinite period. In return, Low said, he was offered and accepted a lifetime membership in the society. At no point, Low says, did he sign an agreement to sell or give the tablet to the historical society. He always considered it a loan.

"I never intended for them to keep it," he said. "I told them it's not for sale." Two years ago, Low decided he wanted to get the tablet back so he could donate it permanently it to the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in Parkersburg, W.Va.

To his surprise, the society refused.

"We treat donations as permanent and not subject to changes in attitude on the part of the individual donors," the late William K. Laidlaw Jr., executive director, said in an Oct. 6, 2008, letter to Low. "We have applied this principle in consideration of your request, and we are prepared to defend our title to the Adena tablet."

More than a dozen similar tablets have been found in Ohio and contiguous states where the Woodland people lived. Low's tablet is unique because it includes human faces interpreted to be shamans wearing costumes of raptorial birds.

For more, see the Columbus Dispatch.

The "Lowe" tablet is cataloged Read the rest of this post...
[ Reply to This ]

Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>

We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.