Octagon Earthworks To Open January 1st, 2025

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(Newark) – The Ohio History Connection will open the Octagon Earthworks in Newark, Ohio for full public access January 1st of 2025, after reaching a settlement with Moundbuilders Country Club to buy out its lease on the property.

This means no trial will be necessary to determine the fair market value of the lease.

The Octagon is a truly spectacular example of monumental Native American landscape architecture. As one of the eight locations in the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks – Ohio’s first and only UNESCO World Heritage site – its ancient brilliance deserves to be witnessed by the citizens of Ohio, the United States and the world 365 days a year.

Since the start of legal proceedings in 2018, our guiding principles have been to enable full public access to the Octagon Earthworks while ensuring Moundbuilders Country Club receives just compensation for its lease.

If you wish to support our work, and to help even more people from Ohio and around the globe experience the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, go to hopewellearthworks.org.

For more information and updates on the next steps involving public access to the property, including planned public meetings, go to www.ohiohistory.org/octagonsettlement.