Fort Ancient LbNA #3349 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 27, 2001 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Lebanon |
| County: | Warren |
| State: | Ohio |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Walkabout |
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| Last found: | Aug 12, 2009 |
| Status: | FFaaFFF |
| Last edited: | May 27, 2001 |
Placed May 27, 2001
Warren County, OH, near Lebanon
Difficulty: Easy, Time: 1 hour round trip
Directions:
From the North: I71 South to exit #36 (Wilmington Road). Go right on Wilmington over I71. Take a right at Middleboro Road (be sure not to turn onto the northbound 71 exit ramp!). At first stop sign go right onto State Route 350. Continue through the Fort Ancient State Memorial, winding down a steep hill. Park at the Little Miami State Park, Ft. Ancient Access parking lot.
From the South: I71 North to exit #32 (Route 123). Go right on 123, take immediate left onto State Route 350. Continue on 350 for a few miles, ultimately winding down a steep hill and crossing the Little Miami River. Park in the Little Miami State Park, Ft. Ancient Access parking lot.
Clues:
This area is rich in history! Walk past Morgan’s Canoe Livery to the bike trail. This bike trail follows the old railroad bed of the Little Miami Railroad Company, built in the 1840’s. Look for old telegraph wire poles and mile markers along the way. At one time, the village of Ft. Ancient was located in this valley (population in 1880: 34). In 1913, the Little Miami
flooded and swept it away.
Follow the bike trail upstream. On your left is the Anderson Village site, the former location of a stockaded village of the Fort Ancient Indians. These prehistoric Indians occupied this area probably by the turn of of sixteenth century until around 1600 AD and are not thought to have had any contact with the Europeans. (There is a wonderful park with a brand new museum “on top of the hill” -- you passed it if you were driving here from the north. Take time to stop there. An earlier culture, the Hopewell Indians, built the earthworks and mounds of this ceremonial gathering spot on a 235’ bluff overlooking the Little Miami. They were excellent craftsmen and maintained extensive trade relations with tribes of the Lake Superior region, the Rocky Mountains, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southern Alleghenies.)
After crossing the second bridge, look carefully for the light blue blazes (2” wide X 6” long) on a couple of trees to your right (approximately 25 paces from the end of the bridge). These blazes identify this as part of the Buckeye Trail, a 1200 mile loop across Ohio. Follow this trail a short distance and stop after you have crossed the little creek. Look to your right. About 12 paces away, where the creek cuts at the bank is a tree with a
wonderful network of roots -- there you’ll find the Ft. Ancient Letterbox! Be sure to replace the rocks securely when finished so the box doesn’t get swept away in the next heavy rain! You can either return the way you came or continue to follow the Buckeye Trail (note: I haven’t done that for years so you’re on your own. It used to take you on top of the ridge and down the other side and back out to SR 350.)
by WeeBeeBoxin
Warren County, OH, near Lebanon
Difficulty: Easy, Time: 1 hour round trip
Directions:
From the North: I71 South to exit #36 (Wilmington Road). Go right on Wilmington over I71. Take a right at Middleboro Road (be sure not to turn onto the northbound 71 exit ramp!). At first stop sign go right onto State Route 350. Continue through the Fort Ancient State Memorial, winding down a steep hill. Park at the Little Miami State Park, Ft. Ancient Access parking lot.
From the South: I71 North to exit #32 (Route 123). Go right on 123, take immediate left onto State Route 350. Continue on 350 for a few miles, ultimately winding down a steep hill and crossing the Little Miami River. Park in the Little Miami State Park, Ft. Ancient Access parking lot.
Clues:
This area is rich in history! Walk past Morgan’s Canoe Livery to the bike trail. This bike trail follows the old railroad bed of the Little Miami Railroad Company, built in the 1840’s. Look for old telegraph wire poles and mile markers along the way. At one time, the village of Ft. Ancient was located in this valley (population in 1880: 34). In 1913, the Little Miami
flooded and swept it away.
Follow the bike trail upstream. On your left is the Anderson Village site, the former location of a stockaded village of the Fort Ancient Indians. These prehistoric Indians occupied this area probably by the turn of of sixteenth century until around 1600 AD and are not thought to have had any contact with the Europeans. (There is a wonderful park with a brand new museum “on top of the hill” -- you passed it if you were driving here from the north. Take time to stop there. An earlier culture, the Hopewell Indians, built the earthworks and mounds of this ceremonial gathering spot on a 235’ bluff overlooking the Little Miami. They were excellent craftsmen and maintained extensive trade relations with tribes of the Lake Superior region, the Rocky Mountains, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southern Alleghenies.)
After crossing the second bridge, look carefully for the light blue blazes (2” wide X 6” long) on a couple of trees to your right (approximately 25 paces from the end of the bridge). These blazes identify this as part of the Buckeye Trail, a 1200 mile loop across Ohio. Follow this trail a short distance and stop after you have crossed the little creek. Look to your right. About 12 paces away, where the creek cuts at the bank is a tree with a
wonderful network of roots -- there you’ll find the Ft. Ancient Letterbox! Be sure to replace the rocks securely when finished so the box doesn’t get swept away in the next heavy rain! You can either return the way you came or continue to follow the Buckeye Trail (note: I haven’t done that for years so you’re on your own. It used to take you on top of the ridge and down the other side and back out to SR 350.)
by WeeBeeBoxin