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Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
LocationLicking County, Ohio
Nearest cityNewark, Ohio
Coordinates40°03′22″N 82°14′54″W / 40.056°N 82.24847°W / 40.056; -82.24847
Area957 acres (387 ha)
Established1975
Governing bodyOhio Department of Natural Resources
naturepreserves.ohiodnr.gov/blackhandgorge

The Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) sandstone formation through which the Licking River flows in Licking County, Ohio, United States. Located 12 miles (19 km) east of Newark near the tiny town of Toboso, 957 acres (387 ha) along the gorge were designated an Ohio Nature Preserve in 1975. The gorge is a capsule of Ohio transportation history, having hosted canal boats, steam railroads, electric interurbans, and automobiles through the years. It is named for the black hand petroglyph that was found on the cliff face by the first settlers to the area. Black Hand Sandstone is a resistant rock that also forms the backbone of the Hocking Hills region.

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