Flint Ridge State Memorial

7091 Brownsville Road Southeast
Gratiot, OH, 43740
614-787-2476

URL : http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/flint

overview : Flint Ridge contains quarry pits where all of the ancient people of Ohio came to get flint for both tools and weapons. The flint was also a trade item for many of these people. The flint was especially prized by the Hopewell Culture for its quality and beauty.

collections : The museum at Flint Ridge is built around a restored prehistoric quarry pit and explains both the digging and shaping of flint.

topics : native American