PIKE HERITAGE MUSEUM

WAVERLY, OH

Anthropologist says digging is but one part I went on a hike looking for ancient history. I thought I was the only one on the trail. When I came out of the woods, I was surprised to see an anthropologist (actually several) digging for artifacts of America's ancient Hopewell Culture. — Anthropologist says digging is but one part Credit: sniggie

The Pike Heritage Museum is a museum located in Waverly, Ohio, that showcases the history and heritage of Pike County. The museum is housed in a restored 19th century building that was once a schoolhouse.

Inside the museum, visitors can explore exhibits that chronicle the rich cultural, economic, and social history of the area. The exhibits include displays of early transportation, agriculture, and industry, as well as artifacts and archives that provide insight into the daily lives of the people who lived in Pike County over the years.

One of the highlights of the museum is its collection of quilts, which includes examples from the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum also features a genealogy and research library, where visitors can explore their family history and learn more about the history of the area.

The Pike Heritage Museum is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the history of Ohio and the Midwest. The museum is open year-round and welcomes visitors of all ages.

PIKE HERITAGE MUSEUM is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in WAVERLY OH. US MID #8403900596

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 9,056 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Ancient Seip mound, Hopewell Nat'l Historical Park The <a href="https://www.nps.gov/hocu/learn/historyculture/seip-earthworks.htm" rel="noreferrer nofollow">U.S. national park website</a> describes this archeological site near Chillicothe, Ohio as follows:

&quot;Between 1 - 400 A.D., southern Ohio witnessed an extraordinary blossoming of cultural development. Even though they did not live in villages or practice large-scale agriculture, indigenous people of the Hopewell Culture made amazing advances in the fields of mathematics, engineering, art, trade and astronomy. However, why they built so many enormous ceremonial complexes in this area remains a mystery. There is no evidence that people lived within these earthworks. Rather, these huge architectural wonders appear to have been designed for large ritual gatherings. The timing of these special ceremonies was perhaps determined by astronomical cycles. Pilgrimages may have been made to these sacred enclosures by celebrants from far away.&quot;

It continues, &quot;It is clear that complexes like the Seip Earthworks were not the result of a haphazard heaping of earth. The geometric shapes are precise in their symmetry. In fact, the design and dimensions of Seip Earthworks are so similar to four other complexes around the Chillicothe area that they all must have been the result of engineering plans produced by the same group of people. Baum, Frankfort, Works East, Liberty and Seip Earthworks are all comprised of a small circle, a large circle and a square. When early American archeologists Ephraim Squier and Edwin Davis mapped and measured these five earthwork complexes in the 1840’s, each square was the same size: 1,080 feet to a side, 27 acres. This impressive feat suggests that the Hopewell people had a common unit of measure 2,000 years ago. Also, the dimensions of the three shapes indicate that the Hopewell even understood mathematical relationships between circles and squares.&quot;

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PIKE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
110 S MARKET ST
WAVERLY
OH
45690-1317

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MID #	8403900596
Name	PIKE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Alternate Name	PIKE HERITAGE MUSEUM
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	311075237
NTEECC	A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	9,056
REVENUE	9,056
LAT/LONG	39.12892, -83.00029
CODES	FIPS State Code: 39 FIPS County Code: 131 US Census Tract: 952400 US Census Block: 4014