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| − | ==Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve==
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| | + | *[[Buckeye Lake Amusement Park]] |
| | + | *[[Granville Lifestyle Museum]] |
| | + | *[[Hillbilly Park]] |
| | + | *[[L. Eileen Sannan Fravel Museum]] |
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| − | In 1933, L. H. Woddrop, owner of the Flint Ridge Mining and Manufacturing Company, donated a tract of 25-30 acres of land to the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society to use as a state park. The land was within the [[Prehistory of Licking County | Flint Ridge]], a ten-mile long geological formation of flint running from eastern Licking County into western Muskingum County north of the National Road. The Civilian Conservation Corp built two restrooms and a shelter house by 1935 and added parking space, trails and camp stoves over the next two years. The park was called the Flint Ridge State Park.
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| − | Another 488 acres were donated to the park around 1950 by the Wehrle Foundation operated by Augustine Wehrle, owner of the Wehrle Stove Company. Flint was made the official gem stone of Ohio in 1965. Four more acres were donated that year, bringing the total acreage to 519. Governor James Rhodes toured the area in September 1965 and arranged for a bond issue to cover expenses of building a museum at the park. His idea included placing the building over an actual flint pit.
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| − | This became a reality on September 29, 1968 at the opening of the museum, called the Gilbert W. Dilley Museum due to that man’s efforts to make it happen.
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| − | The museum received a new roof, heating and cooling system and handicap accessibility in 1998. Interactive displays were installed. Then in 2003 a bronze marker was installed by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
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| − | Severe funding shortages with the State of Ohio between 2001-2008 forced it to either close many of its historical sites or turn their management over to local groups. The Licking Valley Heritage Society based in Hanover, Ohio took over management by contract as of May 15, 2009, and it has been open every weekend from May to October since then.
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| − | Each year on Labor Day weekend, flint-knappers from all over the country and sometimes other countries flock to the park for the annual Knap-In, hosted at the park by the Flint Ridge Lithic Society. Skilled knappers demonstrate how to chip the flint into spear and arrow points, thereby helping to preserve the ancient art of flint-knapping. A wide variety of venders set up tents to make this a very popular local event.
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| − | In the summer of 2014 the name of the park changed to the Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve. The Ohio Historical Society (now called the Ohio History Connection) renamed many of the state parks around Ohio that were managed by local groups.
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| − | <ref>Fleming, Dan. “Taking Care of Business,” in the Licking Valley Ledger, July 2014.</ref><ref>Fleming, Dan. “The Development of Flint Ridge Memorial State Park,” in the Licking
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| − | ==Granville Lifestyle Museum==
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| − | ==Hillbilly Park==
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| − | From 1946 to 1965, there was an outside music park at the Licking and Muskingum County border about eleven miles east of Newark called Hillbilly Park. It was nothing more than a wooden stage set up in the woods with wooden benches on tree stumps for seating. There was a concession stand and an open field area where tractor and horse pulls were held. Country and western singers and musicians came from all around the country to perform there on weekends, including Red Foley, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Faron Young, Tex Ritter, Flatt and Scruggs, Charlie Parker, Hank Williams, Jr., Homer and Jethro, Brenda Lee, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash with June Carter.
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| − | One of Newark’s favorite sons, Carson Wayne Newton, lived in Newark with his family for a total of about 18 months on two occasions. In between, the family moved to Arizona due to young Wayne’s problem with asthma. While here, though, he and his brother, Jerry, sang at Hillbilly Park under the name, the Newton Rascals. Wayne was only about nine or ten years old at the time, but their performances are still etched into the memories of many local folks.
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| − | Hillbilly Park began with a dog act. Mildred (Millie) and Edgar (Eddie) Ruton had a traveling dog act that performed across the country and was even on the Ed Sullivan show. They decided to expand upon that by opening their music park. When Eddie died in 1957, Millie kept it going until the end of the summer season in 1965. The new State Route 16 was built right through the property, making it difficult to continue.
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| − | Today, there is nothing left of the park, and it remains a wooded area on private property. A tunnel under the railroad on a grassy lane in a field off County Road 585 can still be seen, which was formerly the entrance into the park.
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| − | ==L. Eileen Sannan Fravel Museum==
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| − | Willis Fravel established the L. Eileen Sannan Fravel Museum in 1970, after the death of his late wife, Eileen. The museum, located in Croton, teaches the history of farming and agriculture. Willis always had a passion for teaching throughout his life. This passion continued after his death, as his surviving wife, Ellen Fravel, has chosen to continue his legacy and keep the museum open. The most beloved museum attractions are the newspaper clippings and mementos that hang upon the walls. A guestbook remains that dates completely back to the museum’s opening day.<ref>Anna Suder, “History of farming lives on,” Newark Advocate, August 7, 2011.</ref>
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| − | ==Licking County Historical Society Museums==
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| − | The Licking County Historical Society was organized in 1947. The first such society to exist in Newark was the Licking County Pioneer Historical and Antiquarian Society, which existed for thirty years during the nineteenth century.<ref>Historical Society in County is Reorganized,” Newark Advocate, July 3, 1947.</ref> The LCHS operates four museums as well as the Alligator Mound in Granville, Ohio. The Historical Society’s museums are the Buckingham House, Sherwood-Davidson House, Webb House, and Robbins Hunter Museum.
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| − | ===The Sherwood-Davidson House===
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| − | The Sherwood-Davidson house is located in Veterans Park on N. 6th Street in Newark. The historic house museum is decorated with period furnishings and houses many artifacts from Newark and Licking County. The home was originally situated on the present site of Park National Bank, at the corner of Church and Third streets. The house was built by Albert Sherwood in approximately 1815, making it one of Newark’s oldest homes. In 1850, Colonel Robert Davidson purchased the home, where his family would reside for the next ninety-seven years.<ref> Helen E. Yost, “Newark Once ‘Western’ Town,” The Advocate, October 16, 1983, 2D.</ref> The home is one of the best examples of Federal architecture in the Ohio valley, and features a fan doorway and arched two-story side gallery.<ref>The Licking County Historical Society, “The Sherwood-Davidson House Museum,” Veterans Park.</ref>
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| − | In 1947, the house was purchased by the F. & R. Lazarus Company and was set to be torn down and replaced with a parking lot. In order to preserve the historic structure, the Licking County Historical Society appealed to Fred Lazarus to help save the house. Mr. Lazarus generously donated the home to the society as well as a check to fund the expense of moving the building. The house was moved in 1948 to its present location in Veterans Park on 6th street between W. Main and W. Church streets. It opened for tours in 1952, in conjunction with Newark’s sesquicentennial celebration.<ref>Yost, “Newark Once ‘Western’ Town.”</ref>
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| − | The Sherwood-Davidson house was once again lifted from its foundation during a complete renovation done by the LCHS. On November 7, 2004, a ground-breaking ceremony commenced at the house to begin the renovation process. The building was lifted 18-20 inches so that a new foundation and crawl space could be built under the structure, as well as new plumbing, electrical, and heating systems.<ref>Aaron Keirns, “Groudbreaking at Historic Sherwood-Davidson House,” Our Town, November 4-10, 2004, 3.</ref> After the extensive restoration, the museum was reopened for tours in April of 2008. The project cost over $600,000.<ref>Tiffany Edwards, “History Buffed,” The Advocate, April 16, 2008.</ref>
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| − | ===The Buckingham House===
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| − | The Greek-Revival structure known as the Buckingham House dates back to 1835. The home was built by Daniel Duncan but is named after Jerome Buckingham, who was a well-known Newark resident who lived in the home. Many famous and distinguished guests have passed through its doors, including President Rutherford B. Hayes and President James A. Garfield, Civil War generals Sheridan and Sherman, and possibly General-turned-President Ulysses S. Grant.<ref>Licking County Historical Society, “The Buckingham House,” Veterans Park.</ref> The Buckingham House, like its current neighbor the Sherwood-Davidson House, originally sat on N. Third St. in downtown Newark, next to the defunct John J. Carroll Department Store. In October of 1954, the house was moved in an effort to save it from destruction. The building was separated into two halves to allow the house to fit through the streets of Newark during its journey to what is now Veterans Park on Sixth St.<ref>“Scenes from Yesteryear,” The Advocate, January 30, 2002.</ref> The historic home now serves as an event space and houses the Licking County Historical Society’s offices.
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| − | ===The Webb House===
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| − | Located at 303 Granville St. in Newark, Ohio, The Webb House Museum gives visitors a spectacular look at what life was like during the first half of the Twentieth Century. The home was built in 1907 by Frank and Shirley Webb when they were newlyweds. The house features original wood paneling throughout, period antiques, and Webb family heirlooms. Instead of the typical museum experience of artifacts behind glass and out of reach, the Webb House serves as an example of what a real home from the period would look like.<ref>Gerrick Lewis, “Newark Heirloom Celebrates 100th,” The Advocate, June 30, 2007.</ref> The home features many items from the 1920s, which was its most active period, and the structure itself is an excellent example of early Twentieth Century architecture.<ref>Licking County Historical Society, “The Webb House Museum,” Veterans Park.</ref>
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| − | After Frank Webb’s death in 1942, his wife Shirley continued to live in the home until her death in 1976. When she died, she left her home to the Licking County Historical Society, of which she was a founding member in 1947. The LCHS has operated the home as a museum ever since, trying not to change much, as that is how Mrs. Webb would have wanted it. <ref>Lewis, “Newark Heirloom Celebrates 100th.”</ref>
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| − | The Robbins Hunter Museum is located at 221 East Broadway, Granville, Ohio. The house is known as the Avery Downer House, although the museum is named after its last resident. The Greek Revival home was built in 1842 by Alfred Avery, who was one of the founders of Granville.<ref>“The Robbins Hunter Museum/Avery Downer House,” The Licking County Historical Society, 1999.</ref> Additions to the house were added in 1875 and 1930, bringing the structure to a total of 27 rooms. Fourteen rooms in the house are open to the public. <ref>Licking County Historical Society, “The Robbins Hunter Museum/Avery Downer House,” Veterans Park.</ref>
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| − | In addition to the Avery family and Mr. Hunter, the house has been home to the Spelman family, the Downer family, the Cole family, the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Robbins Hunter lived in the home from 1956 until 1979 with hopes of preserving the home as a museum. He collected many antiques to furnish the numerous rooms. In accordance with his will, the home was bequeathed to the LCHS upon his death and opened as a museum in 1981. <ref>Licking County Historical Society, “The Robbins Hunter Museum/Avery Downer House.”</ref>
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| − | Located at 303 Granville St. in Newark, Ohio, The Webb House Museum was built in 1907 for Frank Camden Webb and Shirley Parke Pitser (Webb). The couple enjoyed collecting antiques, heirlooms, and both American and Oriental Art.<ref> Licking County Historical Society, “The Webb House Museum,” Brochure, Newark, Ohio.</ref> Although Frank died in 1943, his wife continued to live in the home and volunteer in many local organizations, including the Licking County Historical Society, which she helped found. Her sister, Ethel Mosteller, also lived in the home with her. After Shirley’s death in 1976, she bequeathed her home to the Licking County Historical Society to be used as a museum and provided a trust to support the home.<ref> Mindy Honey Nelson, “Webb House is family’s legacy,” This Week Licking County (Newark, OH), November 28, 2004.</ref>
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| − | The home was designed by Carl Howell and was unique during its time for being built with modern amenities such as electricity and forced air heating. It highlighted the beauty of natural wood—a nod to Mr. Webb’s career in the lumber business.<ref>Mindy Honey Nelson, “Webb House is family’s legacy,” This Week Licking County (Newark, OH), November 28, 2004.</ref> The house, originally decorated by Mrs. Webb, is adorned with furniture, art, and antiques from the nineteenth and early twenties centuries, as well as beautiful gardens.<ref>Susan Ann Jones, “Lovely art, furniture trademark of Webb House,” The Advocate (Newark, OH), March 29, 1987. </ref>. The house is still available to visit as a museum of the Licking County Historical Society.
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