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Historical marker location:

Put-In-Bay, Ohio

( Marker is on Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) east of Catawba Avenue, on the left when traveling west.)

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.