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The geology of Ohio formed beginning more than one billion years ago in the Proterozoic eon of the Precambrian. The igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock is poorly understood except through deep boreholes and does not outcrop at the surface. The basement rock is divided between the Grenville Province and Superior Province.
Map of the Scioto River watershed. The Scioto River (/ s aɪ ˈ oʊ t ə / sy-OH-tə) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles (372 km) in length. [4] It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, flows south into Appalachian Ohio, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth.
Orton Geological Museum: Ohio State University campus Geology Located in Orton Hall. Includes rocks, minerals and fossils from Ohio and around the world [13] Pizzuti Collection: The Short North: Contemporary art Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art from the collection of Ron and Ann Pizzuti [14] Riffe Gallery Downtown Art
A Community Art Making Event that will include food trucks, hands-on projects and demonstrations involving earth, wind, fire and water from noon to 4 p.m. at Boardman Arts Park, 154 W. William St ...
The Olentangy River rises in Morrow County approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Galion, near Blooming Grove, flowing through Galion and northwest towards Bucyrus, where it then turns south and flows through Eastern Marion County, Ohio (where it is still locally known as the Whetstone River) before flowing south into Delaware County.
Hocking Hills State Park is a state park in the Hocking Hills region of Hocking County, Ohio, United States.In some areas the park adjoins the Hocking State Forest.Within the park are over 25 miles (40 km) of hiking trails, rock formations, waterfalls, and recess caves.
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( July 2011 ) The two-day bicycle Tour of the Scioto River Valley ( TOSRV ) began as a father-and-son outing in 1962 before quickly growing into the nation's largest bicycle touring weekend.
In 1985, the Kaufmans sold the 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) quarry to investors who filled in and developed the quarry for residential use, including Marble Cliff Commons [6] [2] [3] apartments and Marble Cliff Crossing, a 100 single-family and 60 double-family subdivision built between 1998 and 2003. [7]