Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
UNESCO World Heritage Inscription Commemoration
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Mound City Group Visitor Center, 16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601
Members of the media and general public are invited to attend any of these events. Admission and parking are free, and parking directions and procedures are posted below.
The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks is the collective name for eight monumental sites built by Native Americans over 2,000 years ago in what is now the state of Ohio. Five of the earthworks sites are managed by the National Park Service, and three are managed by the Ohio History Connection.
The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks were nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage List in March 2022 by the U.S. Department of the Interior and were inscribed by the 21 countries on the World Heritage Committee on Sepember 19, during a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
World Heritage inscription brings recognition to places of exceptional interest and value. There are only about 1,000 World Heritage sites around the globe.
Details for the Inscription Event
9:00 am: Mound City Group Visitor Center opens9:00 am - 12:00pm: Park rangers leading interpretive talks will be stationed throughout the Mound City Group earthwork.
1:00 - 4:00 pm: Official commemoration ceremony with several speakers, including Chief Glenna Wallace of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
Parking:
- Visitors to the inscripton event will be asked to park at Unioto High School and take a shuttle to the Mound City Group Visitor Center
Unioto High School address:14193 Pleasant Valley Road
Chillicothe, OH 45601 - Handicapped parking is available at the Mound City Visitor Center parking lot. Parking attendants will direct visitors to the appropriate spots
Seating:
- Seating will be limited. Public seating will be in the grass. Please bring your own low-backed lawn chair. Volunteers will guide visitors to the seating area.
Food and Water:
- Refreshments will not be provided. We will have bottled water and water fountains.
