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National Park Service seeks World Heritage Site designation for Ohio’s Hopewell earthworks

Innovative landscaping by native populations at the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park exemplifies understandings of architecture, astronomy and engineering. Mary Williams and students at Hughes STEM High School talked to members of the National Parks Service, which has filed for the complexes to be deemed World Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) because of their cultural significance.