Description: In this 4.25" by 6.25" (10.80 by 15.88 cm) image, William C. Mills, archeologist and curator for the Ohio Archeological and Historical Society (now called the Ohio History Connection), observes workmen at the excavation site of Tremper Mound in Scioto County, Ohio. The excavation took place in July and August, 1915. A collection of 60 effigy pipes created by the prehistoric Hopewell people were unearthed. In Ohio, the Hopewell Indians (100 B.C.-A.D. 500) built burial mounds and large earthen enclosures in geometric shapes (circles, squares, and octagons) to mark the places where the people gathered periodically to participate in many social and ceremonial events. Some of these sites were quite large; the Newark Earthworks complex spread over a 4-square-mile area. The Hopewell people also maintained a large trade network extending as far as the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, the Florida coast and Appalachians, and northern Lake Superior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00765
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400); Archaeology; Excavation; Mounds (Burials)
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photo taken while workmen excavate for the administration building. Plans and estimates for the building were approved for construction on January 12, 1935. The actual excavation was started on January 17, 1935. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 28a, Other Structures - Administration Building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_feb35_b35_44
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Excavation
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: A close-up photo taken while a group of young men excavate to place drain tile in the parking area. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 27, Other Campground Facilities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_10_july34_n106
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Excavation; Drainage
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing construction taking place on the underground parking garage at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, July 21, 1963. A man seated on the steps watches as workmen use excavation equipment behind a series of barricades erected on the Statehouse grounds. This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Citizen-Journal newspaper. The three-level parking garage beneath the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse was constructed between 1963 and 1964, at a cost of over $6 million. It opened to the public on November 16, 1964. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B11F03_03_01
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Construction; Excavation; Civil engineering;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Workmen digging gravel from the bank for concrete aggregates. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 24, Public Campground Latrines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_sep34_b9_13
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Excavation; Gravel
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Workmen obtain marl for road mettle to be used on parking area. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 27, Other Public Campground Facilities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_aug34_b8_12
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Excavation; Marl
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm) photograph of the Cleveland Quarries in Amherst, Ohio, was taken in the 1960s. Amherst is known for its large formation of high-quality sandstone, which runs roughly from Berea, Ohio to Amherst. The area has been labeled the "Sandstone Center of the World." John Baldwin, founder of what is now Baldwin-Wallace College, is credited with discovering the sandstone formation in 1842. Several quarries were already operating in the area. The Cleveland Stone Company bought out several of the smaller ventures in July 1886. The Ohio Quarries, owned by John R. Walsh, organized in 1903 in competition with Cleveland Stone Company. In 1929, Cleveland Stone purchased the Ohio Quarries and became the Cleveland Quarries Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3028_3645077_001
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Quarries and quarrying; Excavation; Rocks
Places: Amherst (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing construction taking place on the underground parking garage at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1963. Several onlookers watch the progress from the edge of the Statehouse foundation. This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Citizen-Journal newspaper. The three-level parking garage beneath the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse was constructed between 1963 and 1964, at a cost of over $6 million. It opened to the public on November 16, 1964. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B03F01_08_01
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Construction; Excavation; Civil engineering;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Installing sewer system. Greene County - Yellow Springs, Ohio, Oct 13, 36. State 14-29-193, WPA 4036. 4x5 Neg, 2 - 8x10 prints to Col., 6 8x10 to Mr. Jackson Nov. 5, 1936." Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio. It is the location of Antioch College and Antioch University McGregor. Population estimate of 3,275 at the 2009 census. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_001_001
Subjects: Excavation; Sewage
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)