A lawsuit over how much the Ohio Historical Society will have to pay to repair public access to a collection of ancient ceremonial earthworks leased for more than a century to a country club has been postponed until July 15.
The 2,000-year-old octagonal earthworks near Newark in central Ohio are part of the network of ceremonial earthworks at Hopewell, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in September. The Amerindians built the earthworks, adding 8 long earthen walls, which correspond to the movements. of the moon.
A trial in the Licking County Court of Common Appeal, originally scheduled to begin Tuesday, will determine the price of the long-term lease of land owned by Moundbuilders Country Club, where golfers play along the mounds. U. S. District Judge David Branstool set the date for Tuesday.
This is the latest step through the Ohio History Connection to take advantage of the 8 ancient spaces included in the World Heritage Site, which stretch throughout central and southeastern Ohio. The organization called them “cathedral component, cemetery component, and astronomical observatory component. “
Ohio History Connection won an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that allowed it to get the lease back, but delays occurred in the lawsuit when the country club challenged the pricing process.
The old society estimates the price of the lot at about $2 million, while the country club is much more expensive.
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