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Multi-periodSite Name: Wright-Holder Works Alternative Name: Holder-Wright Works, Ferris-Wright Park
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 94.876 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Columbus, OH  Nearest Village: Dublin, OH
Latitude: 40.113000N  Longitude: 83.1064W
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Wright-Holder Works submitted by bat400 : Wright Holder works. Of several earthen enclosures, only the large rectangular one may be glimpsed from the public road. Given the lay of the land and the site being under the plow, it is difficult to make out the earthen wall from ground level. The property is private, with no public parking area. Photo - bat400 4 Nov 2007. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Earthwork Complex in Franklin County, Ohio.
The earthwork group consists of a rectangular enclosure, 6 feet high and 130 feet by 300 ft, and two less distinct circular enclosures. The works are situated on the east side of the Scioto River and attributed to the Adena and Hopewell cultures.

The rectangular earthwork and the circular enclosure north east of it can be seen from the road to the north of the complex, but the rectangular enclosure is only barely discernible due to the lay of the land. There is no parking on the road. The site lies on private property and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Note: Children refuse to sell family farm to preserve ancient mounds.
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Wright-Holder Works submitted by Flickr : 2009, Holder-Wright Mound Complex, Dublin, Ohio, 6 images, IMG_0833 - IMG_0855 - 11174x2912 - SCUL-Smartblend Image copyright: rjoe_brandon, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wright-Holder Works submitted by Flickr : 2009, Holder-Wright Mound Complex, Dublin, Ohio Image copyright: rjoe_brandon, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Newly named Ferris-Wright Park set to open Fall 2018 by Andy B on Monday, 24 December 2018
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(Dublin, Ohio) Dublin City Council has approved the name of a new Dublin park. Ferris-Wright Park, formerly referred to as Holder-Wright Park, is slated to open this fall.

Located at the northeast corner of Emerald Parkway and Riverside Drive, the new Ferris-Wright Park and Hopewell Earthworks will preserve and showcase the ancient earthworks, farmhouse and natural features of the space that are a significant part of Dublin’s history.

The land surrounding the park has been home to many over the years, from the indigenous peoples of the Hopewell era to one of Dublin’s first settlers, John Ferris.

Archaeological records show many groups of tribes represented at this site, with the oldest dating back to Clovis times, or about 12,000 years ago. More recently, tribes during the Hopewell era built earthworks and mounds on the site around 200 B.C. to A.D. 400.

Earthworks are precise geometric shapes that held meaning and purpose, serving as ceremonial spaces for marriages and other celebrations, honoring the dead, making alliances, feasting and sacred games.

Ferris came to Ohio in 1818, eight years after Dublin was platted as a village. Ferris cleared the land for farming and built his farmhouse in 1820. It is said that his house was the first frame house in the area. The others were all log houses or log cabins.

The restored home, earthworks and mounds still stand today and will be open for visitors to explore in fall 2018. An opening ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 23 from 1–4 p.m.

Ferris-Wright Park will feature an interpretive center located in the farmhouse, honoring the past through interactive stations that tell the stories of inhabitants through the years. The park also features a pedestrian bridge over Wright Run Creek, walking paths, restroom facility, and a parking lot.

https://dublinohiousa.gov/newsroom/newly-named-ferris-wright-park-set-to-open-fall-2018/
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Ferris Wright Park and Hopewell Earthworks: ribbon cutting by Andy B on Monday, 24 December 2018
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Many thanks to the City of Dublin, Ohio for its investment in preserving the history of the unique peoples that have inhabited its lands.

Sisters Kaye Myers and Joan Harless, and Dublin City officials give opening remarks for the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Ribbon is cut and bridge over Wright Creek leads public into open space area, formerly the family farm and childhood home of Kaye and Joan.

Relatives from Wright and Holder sides of the family gathered for the special day.

https://dangerhart.wordpress.com/2018/09/28/ferris-wright-park-and-hopewell-earthwork-ribbon-cutting/
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Geophysical Survey and Archaeological Excavations at the Holder-Wright Property by Andy B on Monday, 24 December 2018
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From 2009 through 2013, Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc. conducted three different archaeological projects at the Holder-Wright farm. Work began in 2009 with geophysical surveys of the farm’s 1700 year old Hopewell earthworks. These surveys found clear evidence of the intact remains of the earthworks, and other associated features, just beneath the plow layer. Surface surveys in 2011 of the southern farm fields located over 800 artifacts representing perhaps three or more occupations of the farm stretching back at least as far as 4000 B.C., well before the construction and use of the earthworks. Excavations also were conducted around the house during the project to restore it to its near-original configuration. These excavations involved a 1x8 meter trench off the northwest corner of the house and down into the adjacent earthwork ditch, as well as serval small excavations conducted underneath the later house additions. These small excavations found numerous artifacts dating back to the early occupation of the house in the early-to-mid 1800s. The 1x8 meter trench produced some of the most interesting results of the project, with sealed layers of nineteenth century refuse in the ditch and the first ever radiocarbon date from the Holder-Wright Group earthworks: calibrated AD 230 to 382.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314033681_Geophysical_Survey_and_Archaeological_Excavations_at_the_Holder-Wright_Property_Hopewell_Earthwork_Site_and_Nineteenth_Century_Farm

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jarrod_Burks/publication/314033681_Geophysical_Survey_and_Archaeological_Excavations_at_the_Holder-Wright_Property_Hopewell_Earthwork_Site_and_Nineteenth_Century_Farm/links/58b194e2a6fdcc6f03f90799/Geophysical-Survey-and-Archaeological-Excavations-at-the-Holder-Wright-Property-Hopewell-Earthwork-Site-and-Nineteenth-Century-Farm.pdf
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Ferris-Wright Park by Andy B on Monday, 24 December 2018
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Ferris-Wright Park features an interpretive center for visitors located in the farmhouse, honoring the past through interactive stations that tell the stories of inhabitants through the years. Visitors will also have a chance to contribute their own stories, creating an ongoing timeline of life in Dublin.

The park also features a pedestrian bridge over the creek, walking paths, restroom facility and a parking lot.
https://dublinohiousa.gov/ferris-wright-park/
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Dublin City’s ties to ancient peoples now on show by Andy B on Monday, 24 December 2018
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Located at the northeast corner of Emerald Parkway and Riverside Drive, the new Ferris-Wright Park and Hopewell Earthworks opening this fall will preserve and showcase the ancient earthworks, farmhouse and natural features of the space that are a significant part of Dublin’s history.

The land surrounding the park has been home to many over the years, from indigenous peoples thousands of years ago to some of Dublin’s first settlers and 20th century residents.

The Hopewell Culture
The indigenous peoples of the Hopewell era represent tribes known for building earthworks – precise geometric shapes that hold meaning and purpose – in the Ohio Valley. “Hopewell” was the name of the family on whose land these earthworks were first noticed in Ross County, Ohio, in the 1800s.

The Hopewell People lived, hunted, fished and farmed in what is now Ohio and other parts of eastern North America around 100 B.C. to A.D. 400. They were an advanced society with an extensive trade network that ran from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and out west to the Rocky Mountains.

They had a sophisticated understanding of geometry and astronomy, and these principles were demonstrated in their ceremonial spaces known as earthworks.

“The earthworks provided places for gatherings of people, just as American Indian people continue to do today,” said Marti L. Chaatsmith, interim director of the Newark Earthworks Center.

“People came to these places for ceremony, for marriages, to honor their relatives and neighbors who died, to make alliances, for celebration, feasting, and sacred games. They were places of joy, prayer, solemnity and grief,” she said.

Today, few of these ceremony spaces remain intact. Many have been damaged or cleared away for farming and development.

The earthworks at Ferris-Wright Park are the northernmost earthworks in the Scioto valley. Many groups of tribes are represented at this site, with the oldest dating back to Clovis times, or about 12,000 years ago.

The park contains three earthworks (two circles and a square) and five burial mounds. The tallest mound once stood five feet tall and the others were approximately three feet tall.

Digging square holes helps archaeologists see the layers of earth clearly and quantify artifacts, leaving anything that looks interesting on a pedestal of earth for later investigation.

villagers for many years before being professionally excavated in 1890, 1922 and 1961. The artifacts retrieved during these digs helped archeologists better understand the people of the Hopewell culture.

More at
https://www.cityscenecolumbus.com/communities/dublinlife/dublin%E2%80%99s-ties-to-ancient-peoples-showcased-in-new-green-spac/
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2011 master plan for the Holder-Wright Farm and Earthworks by Andy B on Monday, 24 December 2018
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"These prehistoric mounds consist of three geometric earthworks and five burial mounds and are considered to belong to the Middle Woodland period dating to 200 B.C. - A.D. 400. Since first mapped in the 1880's, numerous archaeological investigations have occurred. Professional excavations were conducted in 1922 and 1961... Due to disturbance by farming activities, several of the mounds are difficult to see with the untrained eye. However, because of their excellent condition below plow depth and significance as one of the few remaining prehistoric community centers in the state [Ohio], this site has great interpretive and archaeological opportunities"

The City of Dublin compiled a 2011 master plan for the Holder-Wright Farm and Earthworks which can be viewed here.
http://dublinohiousa.gov/dev/dev/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Holder-Wright-Presentation.pdf

In summary, the plan will is to "preserve and showcase the ancient earthworks, farm house, and natural features that are a significant part of Dublin's history... The Holder-Wright home will be renovated to its historic stature, and will serve as an interpretive center for the entire park. In addition, an interactive demonstration earthwork, children's natural play area and observation deck overlooking the rugged terrain of Wright Run will be constructed to
enhance the educational and recreational focus of the park."

https://newarkearthworkscenter.blogspot.com/2014/04/holder-wright-earthworks-dublin-ohio.html

http://dublinohiousa.gov/dev/dev/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Holder-Wright-Presentation.pdf
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Wright-Holder Works and surrounding land Purchased for Preservation by bat400 on Saturday, 06 November 2010
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The small city of Dublin Ohio has purchased a parcel of land containing the Wright-Holder Earthworks. The purchase will prevent development and take the earthwork area out of agricultural plowing. The idea is for the site to become a public park.

Disturbingly, the original article mentioned "reconstruction" of the earthworks. One assumes this meant to their estimated original height. Archaeologist Jarrod Burks explained to me that adding substantial fill over the remains of the structure would eliminate further geophysical examination of the earthworks.

A more descriptive article appears to have been taken off the web, but http://www.dublin.oh.us/engineering describes the roadway safety connector project and the plot of land. Compare to the goggle map link in the main site listing.
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Family won't sell Ohio farm that holds ancient burial mounds by bat400 on Friday, 05 October 2007
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Family members who own a farm that holds rare, 1,500-year-old burial mounds won't sell the site, despite the recent death of the farm's longtime resident and the high price its 20 acres could bring.

The farm is home to a rectangle-shaped mound and two circle-shaped mounds - known as the Wright-Holder Works. They're believed to be remnants of the ancient Hopewell and Adena cultures that flourished in southern Ohio between 800 and 2,400 years ago.

The Wright-Holder Works were the northernmost known outpost of the Hopewell and one of the last remaining ancient earthworks in the Columbus area. The farm's rectangular earthwork stands 6 feet tall and stretches 130 feet by 300 feet - rare because of its large size, said archaeologist Jarrod Burks.

Ohio archaeologists excavated mounds on the farm in 1922 and 1961, finding stone axes and other cutting tools. Anthropologists and archaeologists are hoping to examine the site further to determine whether the Adena and Hopewell were two distinct tribes or one culture with small variations.

Josephine Holder, who lived on the property until she died last month at age 96, believed the earthworks should serve as reminders of past cultures. In 1988, Holder talked about selling the farm to the suburban Columbus city of Dublin if officials would agree to build a park that featured the earthworks. The proposal went nowhere.

Holder's two daughters said they are looking for ways to preserve the earthworks out of respect for their mother's wishes.

For more, see the Columbus Dispatch.
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