Flint Ridge State Memorial
Archaeological site in Ohio, United States
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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.[2]
Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve | |
A typical boulder at the site | |
  Location within Ohio  Location within the United States | |
| Nearest city | Brownsville, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39.990322°N 82.260004°W |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000505[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1970 |
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.[3][4]
Flint Ridge was an important source of flint and Native Americans extracted the flint from hundreds[citation needed] of quarries along the ridge.[5] This "Ohio Flint" was traded across eastern North America and has been found as far west as present-day Kansas City[4] and south around the Gulf of Mexico.[6] Flint from the Knife River area in modern North Dakota has been found in archaeological sites associated with the Hopewell Culture in Ohio.[7][a] Ohio flint is the state gemstone of Ohio.[10][11]
