The Historical Society of Perry County and property owner Elizabeth Cooperrider are hosting a walking tour of the Glenford Stone Fort for people that would like to experience an important chapter of Ohio’s ancient past that isn't ordinarily open to visitors.The Glenford Stone Fort, one of the most remarkable examples of a hilltop enclosure in the state, is listed on the National Register of Hist
oric Places, but it is not a public park. The so-called fort consists of a mile-long stone wall that traces the perimeter of a 26-acre hilltop with a stone mound in the center. The mound is approximately 100 feet in circumference and 11 feet high. This stone-walled enclosure likely served as a place of ceremony for the Adena and later Hopewell cultures 2,000-years ago.The walking tour will take place on Saturday, May 21st from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
I will be there to present a short program on Ohio's ancient Native American cultures.
For more information about the tour, contact the Historical Society of Perry County at pchs@perrycountyohiohistory.org. The hike is limited to 200 people, so make your reservations early. There is a small charge for the program of $10 for adults, but the price includes lunch. Children may attend for free. Proceeds will be used
to further the Historical Society of Perry County’s efforts to preserve the fort and to continue to make it available for such programs.The event will be held rain or shine!
Personally, I hope it shines and I hope you'll join me for this rare opportunity to experience the Glenford Stone Fort! Thanks to the Historical Society of Perry County and Mrs. Elizabeth Cooperrider for making this architectural wonder of the ancient world available to us for this special day!
Brad Lepper
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Hi Brad,
My friends and I have registered for this event. We have attended in the past and it's one we won't want to miss. I was wondering if you would be willing to comment during the presentation on a theory that I only recently became aware of. Evidence has been discovered by Ken Tankersley that supports his theory that some of the "fort"-like structures built by native americans may have been a part of a large water storage system. The evidence he has put forth seems very convincing and I'm intrigued by it. I hope you can share your thoughts on this theory either here or at the presentation this Saturday.
Thank-you!
-Lisa D.
I am surprised that Mrs. Cooprider lets an archaeologists on the property as upset as she was about the destruction that an archaeologists did to the stone mound in central plaza of the earthwork.
Nephilim Chronicles -- It was not an archaeologist that conducted the "excavations" of the stone mound within the Glenford Fort. It was an amateur who was not professionally qualified to undertake such an excavation.
Dutcher is the archaeologists who did the carbon 14 dates at the center of the Glenford stone mound he destoyed. Yes, he's an archaelogist!
Nephilim Chronicles,
You are wrong to identify the late James Dutcher as an archaeologist.
He had no institutional affiliation, no academic training in archaeology, and no experience in scientific excavation techniques that might have qualified him to undertake the excavation of the Glenford Fort stone mound. He can be considered to have been an "archaeologist" only in the sense that I could be considered to be a "plumber" if, in spite of my lack of any training or experience, I attempted to fix a leaky pipe in my basement with a chain saw and a hammer.
Brad
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