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S. R. No. 184 As Introduced
As Introduced
| 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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A RESOLUTION
| To urge the National Park Service in the United
States Department of the Interior to include the
Fort Ancient Earthworks, the Newark Earthworks,
the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park,
SunWatch Indian Village and Archaeological Park,
and Serpent Mound on the United States World
Heritage Tentative List to be submitted to the
United Nations for inclusion on the World Heritage
List.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| WHEREAS, The Fort Ancient Earthworks in Warren County, the
Newark Earthworks in Licking County, the Hopewell Culture National
Historical Park in Ross County, SunWatch Indian Village and
Archaeological Park in Montgomery County, and Serpent Mound in
Adams County are all outstanding examples of internationally
significant and nationally recognized archaeological sites in
Ohio; and |
| WHEREAS, The investigations of those sites were important
foundations for scientific archaeology in North America. In
addition, the sites were some of the first archaeological sites to
be preserved in the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, The National Park Service in the United States
Department of the Interior is compiling a list of natural and
cultural heritage properties from which it will select nominees
for submission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization for listing on the World Heritage List, a
list of the world's cultural and natural heritage sites; and |
| WHEREAS, The Fort Ancient Earthworks, the Newark Earthworks,
and the sites that comprise the Hopewell Culture National
Historical Park are being submitted to the National Park Service
by the Ohio Historical Society and the Hopewell Culture National
Historical Park as a group for a serial nomination of earthworks
constructed by the Hopewell culture. In addition, those groups are
joining with the SunWatch Indian Village and Archaeological Park
in submitting that site and Serpent Mound to the Service as a
separate group; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 130th
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the National Park
Service in the United States Department of the Interior to include
the Fort Ancient Earthworks, the Newark Earthworks, the Hopewell
Culture National Historical Park, SunWatch Indian Village and
Archaeological Park, and Serpent Mound on the United States World
Heritage Tentative List to be submitted to the United Nations for
inclusion on the World Heritage List; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate send duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Ohio Historical
Society, the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, SunWatch
Indian Village and Archaeological Park, the National Park Service,
and the news media of Ohio. |
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