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The Newark Earthworks in Newark and Heath, Ohio, consist of three sections of preserved earthworks: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks, and the Wright Earthworks. This complex, built by the Hopewell culture between 100 BCE and 400 CE, contains the largest earthen enclosures in the world, and was about 3,000 acres in total extent.
Cedar Point is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States, owned and operated by Six Flags.It opened in 1870 and is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the US behind Lake Compounce. [2]
It is claimed as private property by several individuals. [1] [2] Extraterrestrial real estate refers to claims of land ownership on other planets, natural satellites, or parts of space by certain organizations or individuals. Previous [clarification needed] claims are not recognized by any authority, and have no legal standing.
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In 1867, an apple farmer by the name of James Parker purchased a 20-acre (0.081 km 2) apple orchard located along the shores of the Ohio River. [1] [2]: 2 After renting out the land for a private picnic in 1870, he realized its potential to become a popular gathering place for local residents and named it Parker's Grove. [1]
Dominic Amicone became the new owner in 2005. [26] However, a local housing slump meant little was developed. [27] The tower for the Space Needle ride was demolished in 2021, with Amicone citing "health and safety concerns". [28] Today, the island has been transformed into a residential community, occupied by luxury homes, condos and a marina.
At 605 ft (184 m) high the Space Needle was once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River. The tower is 138 ft (42 m) wide, weighs 9,550 short tons (8,660 metric tons), and is built to withstand winds of up to 200 mph (320 km/h) and earthquakes of up to 9.0 magnitude, as strong as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
Darby Dan Farm is a produce, livestock, and thoroughbred horse breeding and training farm founded in 1935 near the Darby Creek in Galloway, Ohio by businessman John W. Galbreath. [ 1 ] Named for the creek and for Galbreath's son, Daniel M. Galbreath (1928–1995), it was expanded from an original 85-acre (340,000 m 2) farm into a 4,000 acre (16 ...