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The history of [[Main Page|Licking County]] begins nearly 14,000 years ago when the area was still covered by a giant glacier. <ref name="ice age"> Hite, A. (1997, February 6). Prehistoric People of Ohio and Licking County. Ace News. </ref> Near the end of the last Ice Age, the glacier began to retreat and Ohio's climate grew warm and greenery began to takeover the area. During that time, animals wandered into the area, including mastodons, giant beavers and sloths, and saber toothed cats, searching for food. Soon after, the first people came to inhabit the area called Paleoindians, named by scientists to mean really old Indians. <ref name="ice age"> </ref> These Paleoindians were hunters who survived by hunting and following the herds of animals as they settled across Ohio. They hunted with spear like weapons called atlatl. The Paleoindian culture dominated the area for nearly 6,000 years while the climate continued to grow warmer still. <ref name="ice age"> </ref> | The history of [[Main Page|Licking County]] begins nearly 14,000 years ago when the area was still covered by a giant glacier. <ref name="ice age"> Hite, A. (1997, February 6). Prehistoric People of Ohio and Licking County. Ace News. </ref> Near the end of the last Ice Age, the glacier began to retreat and Ohio's climate grew warm and greenery began to takeover the area. During that time, animals wandered into the area, including mastodons, giant beavers and sloths, and saber toothed cats, searching for food. Soon after, the first people came to inhabit the area called Paleoindians, named by scientists to mean really old Indians. <ref name="ice age"> </ref> These Paleoindians were hunters who survived by hunting and following the herds of animals as they settled across Ohio. They hunted with spear like weapons called atlatl. The Paleoindian culture dominated the area for nearly 6,000 years while the climate continued to grow warmer still. <ref name="ice age"> </ref> | ||
| − | The history of county picks back up again about 2000 years ago when the area was occupied by the Hopewell Indians. They lived on the land for a number of years, before disappearing for no apparent reason. They left behind a countless number of mounds in the Great Circle, the largest named Earthworks. <ref> Rutter, C. (2008). A Brief History of Licking County. Retrieved March 27, 2015. </ref> Ohio is reported to contain more remains of the Mound Builders than any other state, with Licking County being one of the most prominent locations. After the Hopewell Indians came the Wyandotte, Shawnee and Delaware Indians who settled in the area" It is believed that it was during this time that Licking County got it's name from the salt licks that littered the banks of the river. | + | The history of county picks back up again about 2000 years ago when the area was occupied by the [[Moundbuilders Indians | Hopewell Indians]]. They lived on the land for a number of years, before disappearing for no apparent reason. They left behind a countless number of mounds in the Great Circle, the largest named Earthworks. <ref> Rutter, C. (2008). A Brief History of Licking County. Retrieved March 27, 2015. </ref> Ohio is reported to contain more remains of the Mound Builders than any other state, with Licking County being one of the most prominent locations. After the Hopewell Indians came the Wyandotte, Shawnee and Delaware Indians who settled in the area" It is believed that it was during this time that Licking County got it's name from the salt licks that littered the banks of the river. |
Soon after, English settlers from the east came to explore the area. Christopher Gist was the first white man to set foot in Licking County in 1751. <ref> Rutter, C. (2008, January 1). A Brief History of Licking County. Retrieved March 27, 2015. </ref> He came as a member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and crossed the Licking River near the mouth of Bowling Green Run, about four miles east of Newark. After the came John H. Phillips, and his two younger brothers, and Thomas and Eramus, immigrants from Wales. John H. was supposedly skirting the law, and left the country to avoid arrest. Together the men purchased 2000 acres of land in the northeast corner, now Granville. Two other early settlers, [[Elias Hughes]] and [[John Ratliff]] brought their families to settle in the Bowling Green region, east of present day Newark in 1798. <ref> Hall, L. (1983, October 23). On land where buffaloes once roamed, early settlers founded town of Newark. The Newark Advocate, p. 1D. </ref> Newark was the first permanent settlement in Licking County established in 1802. | Soon after, English settlers from the east came to explore the area. Christopher Gist was the first white man to set foot in Licking County in 1751. <ref> Rutter, C. (2008, January 1). A Brief History of Licking County. Retrieved March 27, 2015. </ref> He came as a member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and crossed the Licking River near the mouth of Bowling Green Run, about four miles east of Newark. After the came John H. Phillips, and his two younger brothers, and Thomas and Eramus, immigrants from Wales. John H. was supposedly skirting the law, and left the country to avoid arrest. Together the men purchased 2000 acres of land in the northeast corner, now Granville. Two other early settlers, [[Elias Hughes]] and [[John Ratliff]] brought their families to settle in the Bowling Green region, east of present day Newark in 1798. <ref> Hall, L. (1983, October 23). On land where buffaloes once roamed, early settlers founded town of Newark. The Newark Advocate, p. 1D. </ref> Newark was the first permanent settlement in Licking County established in 1802. | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 30 March 2015
The history of Licking County begins nearly 14,000 years ago when the area was still covered by a giant glacier. [1] Near the end of the last Ice Age, the glacier began to retreat and Ohio's climate grew warm and greenery began to takeover the area. During that time, animals wandered into the area, including mastodons, giant beavers and sloths, and saber toothed cats, searching for food. Soon after, the first people came to inhabit the area called Paleoindians, named by scientists to mean really old Indians. [1] These Paleoindians were hunters who survived by hunting and following the herds of animals as they settled across Ohio. They hunted with spear like weapons called atlatl. The Paleoindian culture dominated the area for nearly 6,000 years while the climate continued to grow warmer still. [1]
The history of county picks back up again about 2000 years ago when the area was occupied by the Hopewell Indians. They lived on the land for a number of years, before disappearing for no apparent reason. They left behind a countless number of mounds in the Great Circle, the largest named Earthworks. [2] Ohio is reported to contain more remains of the Mound Builders than any other state, with Licking County being one of the most prominent locations. After the Hopewell Indians came the Wyandotte, Shawnee and Delaware Indians who settled in the area" It is believed that it was during this time that Licking County got it's name from the salt licks that littered the banks of the river.
Soon after, English settlers from the east came to explore the area. Christopher Gist was the first white man to set foot in Licking County in 1751. [3] He came as a member of the Ohio Company of Virginia, and crossed the Licking River near the mouth of Bowling Green Run, about four miles east of Newark. After the came John H. Phillips, and his two younger brothers, and Thomas and Eramus, immigrants from Wales. John H. was supposedly skirting the law, and left the country to avoid arrest. Together the men purchased 2000 acres of land in the northeast corner, now Granville. Two other early settlers, Elias Hughes and John Ratliff brought their families to settle in the Bowling Green region, east of present day Newark in 1798. [4] Newark was the first permanent settlement in Licking County established in 1802.
Artifacts
Earthworks
Located in the western part of Newark, the Newark Earthworks are the largest geometric earthworks in the world. [5] They were built by the Hopewell Indians between 100 B.C. and A.D. 400, and are the only remaining evidence of the Moundbuilders Indians in Licking County. The geometric enclosures were once part of an elaborate system that spread over four miles, connected by embankment lined paths. The specific purpose for the earthworks is not specifically known, but scientists speculate that they were used for burials or ceremonial rituals. [6] The mounds measure 1200 feet in diameter, encloses 30 acres and rises 12 feet above the average level of the ground it encloses. At the center lies Eagle Mound, a series of conjoined mounds.
The mound was discovered by Isaac Stadden, an early settler of Licking County, around 1800. [7]
Flint Ridge
Where is Flint Ridge?
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hite, A. (1997, February 6). Prehistoric People of Ohio and Licking County. Ace News.
- ↑ Rutter, C. (2008). A Brief History of Licking County. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Rutter, C. (2008, January 1). A Brief History of Licking County. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Hall, L. (1983, October 23). On land where buffaloes once roamed, early settlers founded town of Newark. The Newark Advocate, p. 1D.
- ↑ Stare, F. (2002, February 10). Newark, Licking County home of many firsts. The Newark Advocate.
- ↑ Ohio Historical Society, (1993). The Newark Earthworks. Columbus, Ohio.
- ↑ The Ancient Mounds In and Around the City of Newark Ohio. (1964, April 24). The Newark Chamber of Commerce.
