Flint Ridge State Memorial
National Register of Historic Places

Flint Ridge State Memorial

Brownsville, Licking County, Ohio
Listed
November 9, 1970
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000505

About this property

Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve is a Native American flint quarry located in Hopewell Township, Licking County, Ohio, about 3 miles (5 km) north of Brownsville at the intersection of Brownsville Road and Flint Ridge Road. Old quarry pits are visible, and a museum owned and operated by the Ohio History Connection is located on the site. Flint is a variety of quartz and the flint on the ridge is within the Vanport Limestone Member of the Allegheny Formation of Pennsylvanian age. Flint Ridge was an important source of flint and Native Americans extracted the flint from hundreds of quarries along the ridge. This "Ohio Flint" was traded across eastern North America and has been found as far west as present-day Kansas City and south around the Gulf of Mexico. Flint from the Knife River area in modern North Dakota has been found in archaeological sites associated with the Hopewell Culture in Ohio. Ohio flint is the state gemstone of Ohio.

Location

Brownsville, Licking County, Ohio
39.98752, -82.26702

Categories

PREHISTORIC
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Flint Ridge State Memorial listed on the National Register?

Flint Ridge State Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Flint Ridge State Memorial?

Flint Ridge State Memorial is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Flint Ridge State Memorial?

The period of significance for Flint Ridge State Memorial is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1933.

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