OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 604 Today's Topics: #1 Ashland County Earthworks - Ramsey ["Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00da01bee3cc$ace6e840$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Ashland County Earthworks - Ramsey's Fort Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Russ Shopbell Ashland County Earthworks RAMSEY'S FORT Ascending the Muddy fork , about fifteen miles, we find another intrenchment upon the lands of John Ramsey, on the southwest quater of section twenty-eight, in Jackson township. The vally of the stream, the entire distance, is very fertile and was once a favorite resort of the Delawares. This work is situated on the western side of an elevated ridge, overlooking the valley. The eastern line of the entrenchment reaches the summit facing the valley. The work is quadrangular, and estimated to contain a fraction over two acres. When first discovered. the embankment was about three feet in height, and from eight to ten in diameter at the base. The timber within the fort was equal in size to that of the forest around it, and was of the same character .The area of the fort has been cultivated about twenty-five years, and the embankment is nearly obliterated by the plow. While plowing within the fort, a highly polished stone, five inches long, two inches at the base, and one and one half inches at the point, encircled in the middle by a grove, was found. The implement is known as the stone hammer. The ravines in the vicinity contained water suffcient to supply the wants of the fort if beleagured by an enemy. Two mounds were found in the north part of Perry township, about one mile from the fort. They were about thirty feet apart, and occupied level ground near a brook. The larger one was about five feet high, and trenty-five feet in diameter, at the base. The smaller one was probably twelve feet in diameter, at the base, and three and a half feet high. William Hamilton extipated the larger one in digging a cellar; and about four feet below the natural surface found a triangular wooden post, and three human skeletons, one of unusual size, embedded in sand. On exposure the smaller one dissolved. He also found a highly polished stone, six inches long, one and a half inches wide, and half an inch in thickness, rounded at the ends. It was converted into a whetstone by a German of the vicinity -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #604 *******************************************