Join Park Biologists and Park Rangers Sunday, September 7th, to help capture and tag monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)! As part of the Monarch Watch program, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is helping a nationwide effort to study the amazing migration monarchs undertake every fall. Nets and free handouts will be provided about butterflies and other […]
Join the park this Sunday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at Hopeton Earthworks (990 Hopetown Rd., Chillicothe, OH) for a Ranger-Guided Tour of this awe-inspiring site. This complex masterpiece of landscape architecture includes earthen monuments memorializing ancestral shrines, and geometric enclosures aligned to the endless cycles of the Sun and Moon. Â Around and […]
The tour will last 2-3 hours and will cover 2-3 miles of unpaved, uneven terrain. Come prepared with sunscreen, bug spray and water. Learn about the archeological aspects of the Hopeton Earthworks led by Dr. Bret Ruby.
Learn about the recent digs at Hopeton Earthworks with Dr. Timothy Everhart
Join Dr. Tim Everhart, Cultural Resource Program Manager at the Hopeton Earthworks, Saturday, August 12 at 9 am. Dr. Everhart will lead visitors on a guided learning expedition through the awe-inspiring American Indian earthworks protected at Hopeton. The tour is free. The tour will last approximately 2-3 hours, and will cover 2-3 miles over unpaved, […]
