John P. Parker

Historical marker location:

Ripley, Ohio

( Marker is on North Front Street north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Iron Moulder & Industrialist. John P. Parker Memorial Park.

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.