The Wright Earthworks

Part of Newark Earthworks State Memorial, this 50-foot long segment is one side of a large square enclosure that was an important feature of the original complex. The geometrical enclosures found at Newark were used by the Hopewell Indians (100 BC-AD 500) for social and religious purposes. Octagon Earthworks and The Great Circle Earthworks (formerly known as Moundbuilders State Memorial) are both additional local sites that preserve other features of this majestic remnant of prehistoric Ohio.

Although the expansion of the city of Newark has obliterated large portions of the mounds and walls of the original earthworks, important sections are preserved.

Hours:

Open All Year

Daylight Hours

Park Admission for all visitors is:

FREE

Wright Earthworks is located less than a city block west of the State Route 79 intersection at Grant Street in Newark, in Licking County. The earthwork remnant may be viewed from James Street, a short distance from Grant Street and the State Route 79 interchange.

Wright Earthworks
c/o Newark Earthworks
99 Cooper Avenue
Newark, OH 43055

PHONE:
740-344-1919
1-800-600-7178 (toll free)

Site Manager:
Jim Kingery

This site offers educational programs for school groups. The Ohio History Teacher's Resources Page lists the wide range of subject-focused field trips offered at this site and other Ohio Historical Society sites. Each field trip includes a brief description and location as well as general dates of availability.

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