Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is a United States national historical park with earthworks and burial mounds from the Hopewell culture, indigenous peoples who flourished from about 200 BC to 500 AD. The park is composed of four separate sites open to the public in Ross County, Ohio, including the former Mound City Group National Monument. The park includes archaeological resources of the Hopewell culture. It is administered by the United States Department of the Interior's National Park Service.
| Hopewell Culture National Historical Park | |
|---|---|
Restored mounds in the Hopewell Culture NHP | |
| Location | Ross County, Ohio, United States |
| Nearest city | Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°22′33″N 83°00′23″W |
| Area | 1,170 acres (4.7 km2) |
| Established | March 2, 1923 |
| Visitors | 33,834 (in 2011) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Hopewell Culture National Historical Park |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, iii |
| Reference | 1689 |
| Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
| Area | 320.7 ha |
| Buffer zone | 561.8 ha |
In 2008, the Department of the Interior included Hopewell Culture National Historical Park as part of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, one of 14 sites on its tentative list from which the United States makes nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. UNESCO inscribed the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as a World Heritage Site on September 19, 2023, comprising the park and related sites.