Global InformationBarnesville Petroglyph information
Barnesville Petroglyph | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Human footprints at the site, outlined in charcoal | |
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| Location | Off Track Rocks Road, southwest of Barnesville[2]: 115 |
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| Nearest city | Barnesville, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°58′45″N 81°13′54″W / 39.97917°N 81.23167°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001400[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1974 |
The Barnesville Petroglyph petroglyph site in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the village of Barnesville in Belmont County, the petroglyphs have been known both by archaeologists and the general public since the 1850s or earlier. Although the site was significantly damaged during the twentieth century, it is still a significant archaeological site, and has been named a historic site.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Swauger, James L. Rock Art of the Upper Ohio Valley. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1974.