Melvin J. Knepper

Historical marker location:

614 Memorial Pkwy, Fremont, Ohio

( Memorial is on Memorial Parkway just south of McKinley Parkway, in the median.)

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.