Lakeshore Park Main Pavilion

Historical marker location:

Ashtabula, Ohio

( Marker is on Lakeshore Drive, ½ mile Ohio Route 531, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2004

The Ohio River Valley was home to several Native American cultures before European settlement, including the Adena and Hopewell cultures. These cultures left behind many burial mounds and other archaeological sites that are now protected and preserved by the state of Ohio.