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During the period between 200 B.C. and 500 A.D., the Native American Hopewell Culture flourished in the Southeastern region of Ohio, especially in the Ohio Valley, Scioto Valley, and Miami Valley. Among other Midwest States, Ohio may have been the epicenter of the Hopewell culture. Tribes that were part of…
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The George Rogers Clark Falls is situated inside the 250-acre George Rogers Clark Park in Springfield, Ohio. The waterfall is about 15 feet high. And from its foot where I stood, I estimate the crest to be 20 to 25 feet. I have read online that the waterfall is seasonal….
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There are a number of small waterfalls in western Ohio, but Ludlow Falls isn’t one of them. With a height of about 15 feet and a crest of 60 feet, Ludlow Waterfall differentiates itself from the likes of West Milton Cascades and Greenville Waterfall. Its location is also quite interesting…
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The fossil coral reefs exposed at the Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio are among the oldest Silurian fossil reefs in the United States. These reefs formed during the important transitional time in the history of reefs, when corals were becoming more important as reef frame builders. The coral-stromatoporoid reef…
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Ruggedly beautiful – that’s how I call the Temple of Tolerance in Wapakoneta, Ohio. The owner, Jim Bowsher, started building this on his backyard in 1981. Its purpose is to help troubled kids find peace and keep them from ending behind bars. What is this exactly? It’s a collection of…
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So where exactly is the shortest street in America located at? The shortest street in America is McKinley St, located in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It’s length is about 15 meters (4.6 ft). Address: 300-304 McKinley St, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Click this link for travel directions. VIDEO
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This post certainly belongs to one of the unique roadside attractions in Ohio. The oldest concrete street in America is located in Court Avenue in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and was built in 1891 using Portland Cement. The person responsible for concreting it — George Bartholomew. He perfected and patented a new…
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There’s more to the sunflower fields in Yellow Springs Ohio than just sunflowers! I captured the little miracle creatures that were busy pollinating, flying from one flower disc to another, undisturbed by humans taking selfies. These pollinators and the flowers have a symbiotic relationship. The pollinators help increase confection sunflower…
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