/tags/world-heritage-sites World Heritage Sites en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:04:35 GMT /2024-09-18/newarks-great-circle-and-octagon-earthworks-celebrate-one-year-as-world-heritage-sites Ohio History Connection said since the earthworks earned World Heritage status, visitors come with more knowledge and travel from further away. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:04:35 GMT /2024-09-18/newarks-great-circle-and-octagon-earthworks-celebrate-one-year-as-world-heritage-sites Allie Vugrincic /2024-08-01/ohio-historical-society-settles-with-golf-club-to-take-back-world-heritage-tribal-site Ohio History Connection will pay Moundbuilders Country Club in Newark to buy out its lease and end the long-running legal dispute over the Octagon Earthworks, although the sum is confidential under a settlement agreement. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:06:16 GMT /2024-08-01/ohio-historical-society-settles-with-golf-club-to-take-back-world-heritage-tribal-site Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press /2024-04-18/reimagined-rest-stop-on-i-70-in-licking-county-highlights-world-heritage-site The rest stop is decorated with the colors and themes of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, which became Ohio's first World Heritage Site in September. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:27:40 GMT /2024-04-18/reimagined-rest-stop-on-i-70-in-licking-county-highlights-world-heritage-site Allie Vugrincic /2024-03-08/what-is-the-economic-impact-of-a-world-heritage-site-for-ohio-its-what-communities-make-it Research suggests the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks' World Heritage status is worth about $12.5 million for three Ohio counties, but the designation may be worth more. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-03-08/what-is-the-economic-impact-of-a-world-heritage-site-for-ohio-its-what-communities-make-it Allie Vugrincic /show/all-sides/2023-12-28/hopewell-ceremonial-earthworks-designated-as-unesco-world-heritage-site It's a designation on par with the Pyramids in Egypt, the Great Wall of China and other landmarks. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:02:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-12-28/hopewell-ceremonial-earthworks-designated-as-unesco-world-heritage-site /show/all-sides/2023-12-04/hopewell-ceremonial-earthworks-designated-as-unesco-world-heritage-site It's a designation on par with the Pyramids in Egypt, the Great Wall of China and other landmarks. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:02:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-12-04/hopewell-ceremonial-earthworks-designated-as-unesco-world-heritage-site /2022-09-12/ohios-unesco-world-heritage-bid-is-on-track-despite-upheaval-with-the-world-heritage-committee A team of reviewers is expected in Ohio this month to review the United States' proposal to bestow World Heritage status to Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. The bid is moving forward despite disruptions to the process that led to no sites being added to the World Heritage List this summer. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:59:16 GMT /2022-09-12/ohios-unesco-world-heritage-bid-is-on-track-despite-upheaval-with-the-world-heritage-committee Tana Weingartner /2022-03-28/usa-submits-ohio-mounds-bid-for-unesco-world-heritage-site The USA has formally submitted its bid to the UNESCO committee responsible for determining World Heritage Site status. That vote and announcement is expected in July of 2023. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-03-28/usa-submits-ohio-mounds-bid-for-unesco-world-heritage-site Tana Weingartner /wvxu-stories/2019-11-26/ohio-mounds-top-usas-unesco-world-heritage-site-bid A recent effort to preserve a historic Native American earthwork in Butler County points to a broader effort to recognize and honor Ohio's early mound... Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:01:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-11-26/ohio-mounds-top-usas-unesco-world-heritage-site-bid Tana Weingartner