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  Adena, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adena is a village in Jefferson county in Ohio.
Adena is governed by a village council and Mayor Ray Jeskey, elected in the year 2000, is serving his second term.
Active organizations in Adena are: the Adena Heritage Committee, Adena Baseball League and Girls Softball, the AARP, the Adena Lions Club, the Adena Women's Club, the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary, and Sons of the Legion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adena,_Ohio   (613 words)

  
 Adena Ohio Drug rehab, drug rehab center for drugs and alcohol addiction in Adena Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Detox centers Adena Ohio, OH Drugs and Alcohol detox is the process of bringing the person through the withdrawal effects of alcohol or the drug he is using.The first possibility for detox is the conventionnal detox.
Meetings Adena Ohio, OH Twelve steps is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Ohio is a source area for marijuana cultivation, as well as a distribution point for Mexican marijuana from the southwest border.
www.drug-rehab-center.org /ohio-treatment/Adena.htm   (1997 words)

  
 Adena, The Ohio Historical Society
Worthington was a leader in the movement for Ohio statehood (achieved in 1803), one of Ohio’s first United States Senators (1803-1807, and 1810-1814), and the sixth governor of the state (1814-1818).
At Adena, the eastern side of the house is almost a “townhouse” within a house, providing privacy for family life.
In 1946, the state of Ohio acquired the house, and in the early 1950s, OHS restored the house to its current appearance.
www.latrobesamerica.org /members/adena.htm   (513 words)

  
 Ohio University Outlook
Ohio University alumni remember days in the University's past by way of dreams fulfilled, fears realized, friendships established and lessons learned.
Ohio Today asked alumni from various eras to share recollections of their years as students.
At the age of 17 in the year of 1923, I was on a train with a small trunk and one suitcase headed for Ohio University.
www.ohio.edu /outlook/171f-034.cfm   (663 words)

  
 Historic mansion Adena restored to former glory
Adena is 2 miles northwest of downtown Chillicothe on Adena Road, off Pleasant Valley Road, northwest of Ohio 104 and U.S. Visitors must use shuttle parking from Chillicothe High School on Pleasant Valley Road, 1 mile north of Adena Road, or Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital, 2 miles north of U.S. 35 on Ohio 104.
Adena's terraced gardens are set to be in bloom by June, under the direction of Peter Hatch, director of gardens and grounds at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Virginia.
Adena, one of the first mansions in Ohio's first capital, pulses with fresh vigor, from its glossy floorcloths painted by a New York theatrical set designer to the sky blue paint of its ceilings.
www.cincinnati.com /travel/stories/022303_travlede.html   (2501 words)

  
 ROOTS AND ROUTES
Adena had 5,000 acres of land---a "yard" that provided the house's sandstone and walnut, ash and oak.
Plan your visit to Adena--an Ohio Historical Society museum and education center--with a preview of the interior and an introduction to the Worthington family.
Harewood, Thomas Worthington's model for Adena, was also the setting for the wedding of James and Dolly Madison.
www.rootsandroutes.net /adena.htm   (382 words)

  
 OHT - Teacher Resources - Field Trips - Southwest - Adena State Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Adena is the restored home of Thomas Worthington, one of Ohio's first U.S. Senators and Ohio's sixth governor.
Known as the "Father of Ohio Statehood," Worthington contributed to Ohio's bid for statehood and to the writing of the state's first constitution.
Worthington chose to name the estate Adena, meaning "most beautiful." He lived in the mansion with his wife, Eleanor, and their ten children.
www.ohiohistoryteachers.org /03/04/sw01.shtml   (336 words)

  
 OHS - Places - Adena Mansion & Gardens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Adena was the 2000-acre estate of Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), sixth governor of Ohio and one of the state's first United States Senators.
Adena is a beautiful place to discover more about this important time in history.
Adena is located at the south end of Adena Road, off Pleasant Valley Road, which is the first road west off of State Route 104, just north of the US 35 interchange at the north edge of Chillicothe in Ross County.
www.ohiohistory.org /places/adena   (674 words)

  
 Subject Category - immigration, page 1
Recognizes Ohio's rich heritage through an exploration of migration patterns and regionalism, the immigrant experience, and social and cultural traditions.
In contrast to the homogenous ethnic and cultural landscape of other states, Ohio "has always been to a marked degree a salad bowl of peoples." This diversity has given Ohio a character representative of the larger mix of ethnic groups in the nation as a whole.
Archaic, Adena, Hopewell, and Ft. Ancient cultures left abundant evidence of their early civilizations in the form of impressive earthworks, sophisticated tools, and ceremonial artifacts.
worlddmc.ohiolink.edu /OMP/Subject?subject=immigration   (412 words)

  
 The Adena Mounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Adena people were extensive traders as evidenced by the types of material found in the mounds they constructed.
A typical Adena house was built in a circular form from 15 to 45 feet in diameter.
Although little remains of their villages, the Adena left great monuments to mark their passing, and one of the greatest of these is the Grave Creek Mound.
www.adena.com /adena/ad/ad01.htm   (721 words)

  
 Discover Ohio Travel Club
Ohio is peppered by some of the most archaeologically interesting and scenic mounds in North America, which are attributed to three prehistoric cultures.
The Hopewell probably were an outgrowth of the Adena culture, and are noted for their vast trade network.
Ohio’s most famous mound, and its most enigmatic, is the Serpent Mound, along State Route 73 in rural Adams County.
www.discoverohio.com /newsletter/story.asp?f=e&i=315&s=276   (774 words)

  
 Adena
She was voted treasurer of the Adena Fire Ladies Auxiliary, belonged to the Adena AARP, and was active in a local bowling league.
He was born in raised in Adena, Ohio.
She was a pre-teen finalist for Ohio and was a Starquest Jamboree in the Hills Finalist.
www.adenanews.com /Areanews.html   (585 words)

  
 Adena Florist $34.95 | Flower Delivery Adena (OH) | Florists in Adena, Ohio
The distance from Adena to Washington DC is 230 miles.
Adena is positioned 40.21 degrees north of the equator and 80.87 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Our Adena, Ohio florist directory is provided through a strategic partnership with Regional Direct.com, which has established partnerships with the most reliable, customer service-driven area Adena florist and florists in Ohio, including Adena, Ohio.
www.albanywebsites.com /ex/asp/city.Adena-Ohio-Florist-OH/CityId.21501/xe/florists-flower-delivery.htm   (143 words)

  
 Adena Culture
The Adena began to live a more settled way of life based on growing plants such as sunflower, squash, and some weedy plants such as goosefoot and marsh elder.
Burial mounds and occasionally circular earthen enclosures became the ritual focus for Adena communities.
Ohio Historical Society, 2005, "Adena Culture", Ohio History Central: An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1287   (108 words)

  
 OHS - About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Historical Society will conduct heirloom plant sales this spring at three of its sites: Adena Mansion & Gardens in Chillicothe; the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus and Zoar Village in Tuscarawas County.
Adena, the 1807 estate of Thomas Worthington, the father of Ohio statehood, is located at the south end of Adena Road, off Pleasant Valley Road, which is the first road west off State Route 104, just north of the U.S. 35 interchange at the north edge of Chillicothe in Ross County.
At the Ohio Historical Center, a pre-sale of heirloom herbs, flowers and tomatoes will continue through April 6, with plants ready for pickup on May 7 and 8, 10 a.m.
www.ohiohistory.org /about/pr/19554705079/release.html   (395 words)

  
 Buckeye West Elementary School Test Scores - Adena, Ohio - OH
The Ohio Achievement Test is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Ohio.
The Ohio Proficiency Test is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Ohio.
The different student groups are identified by the Ohio Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state does not report data for that group.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/oh/2568   (684 words)

  
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The Adena Lion's club is practicing to perform the 56th annual minstrel show on April 28th and 29th @ 7:30 p.m.
After collection, the glasses are sent to the Ohio State University School of Optometry where the glasses are reconstructed and redistributed to third world countries.
The Adena Lion's club is a non-profit organization who donates to sight saving projects and give generously to the local community.
www.adenanews.com /Minstrel.html   (680 words)

  
 Adena Culture: Woodland Period, Woodland Culture Area in the Eastern US
The demise of the Adena is related to the development of Hopewell, dated as early 100 BC.
The Miamisburg Mound, Ohio, also thought to be an Adena mound, is of comparable size.
One of the largest burial mound and sacred circle complexes is on Wolf’s Plain on the Hocking River, in The Plains, Athens County, Ohio.
www.comp-archaeology.org /USWoodlandAdena.htm   (661 words)

  
 Adena Global   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Adena is a partner in initiating the Trees of Hope American Heartland Projects (See the Précis for 2006 Conference Planning and Letter to Dr. Maathai, Founder, Greenbelt Movement, Parliamentarian, Assistant Minister of the Environment, Kenya, Winner of the 2004 Noble Peace Prize).
Adena Sustainable Tourism projects, include work in cross cultural and business communications, eco-tourism and agri-tourism studies and documentary/travelogue projects, and collaboration in the development and use of sustainability indicators and measures for the tourism industry, as well as related arts, entertainment, food and beverage sustainable goods s and services.
Sustainability Indicators and their use are critical to the Adena process, and are used for both training and project management purposes.
www.adenainstitute.org /Adena_Global/adena_global.htm   (1041 words)

  
 Adena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Adena culture, a Mound-building Native American culture.
The Adena Mansion, Thomas Worthington's home and estate in Chillicothe, Ohio
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adena   (88 words)

  
 Adena Village, OH - Information & Resources about Village of Adena Ohio
Adena is a village located in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
Adena is located at 40°13'6" North, 80°52'22" West (40.218611, -80.872778).
Adena is located in the Eastern Standard Time (EST) timezone, GMT-05:00.
www.eachtown.com /city_info.php/cityid/31536   (146 words)

  
 Discover Ohio Travel Club
And, of course, it was the home of the Father of Ohio Statehood, Thomas Worthington, and was thus visited by many of the important political figures of the day.
Situated on the 300 remaining acres of the original homeplace are five outbuildings and formal gardens.
A new Museum and Education Center features interactive exhibits that use the stories of people connected to Adena to give visitors a picture of life in Ohio in the early 1800s.
www.discoverohio.com /newsletter/story.asp?f=e&i=210&s=168   (321 words)

  
 Adena
Adena is the 3,668th most popular female first name in the United States; frequency is 0.001%; percentile is 89.397 [SourceCBN]
Adena, Ohio, United States [Populated Place] is in Jefferson County; location is 40°13'7"N 80°52'23"W; elevation is 884 feet [SourceGSP]
Adena, Ohio, United States [Village]; population was 842 in 1990; housing units was 382 in 1990; location is 40°13'N 80°53'W; land area is 0.54 square miles (345 acres); FIPS code is 464 [SourceCBP]
www.placesnamed.com /A/d/adena.asp   (111 words)

  
 The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board
George Parkinson called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m., welcomed the board to the Adena State Memorial, the home of Thomas Worthington, recently restored as part of Ohio's two-hundredth anniversary of statehood.
He reported that the Ohio Historical Society and its project partners believed that the grant should be submitted to the NHPRC.
Adena Site Manager Mary Anne Brown joined the board for lunch, after which she conducted a very informative tour of the Worthington home.
www.ohiojunction.net /ohrab/minutes/min0603.htm   (570 words)

  
 WTOV9.com - News - Hate Crime In Jefferson County
About two months ago, the Evans family in Adena had a cross set on fire in their front yard, but its not the first time they were threatened at their home.
Evans and his family were inside their Adena home on March ninth when Evans looked outside to find a three foot cross burning in the yard.
The case was reported to the Adena Police Department the night it happened, but that investigation hasn't produced any arrests.
www.wtov9.com /news/3024982/detail.html   (504 words)

  
 Adena, Ohio, Ghost Sightings
The daylight hours in Adena, Ohio are like any daylight hours anywhere else but after the sun has set over this town you might see some scary things.
A female body with a goats head is sometimes seen wandering through an Adena area graveyard.
The ghost of a man dressed as janitor was observed walking through a house outside Adena.
www.ghostsofamerica.com /4/Ohio_Adena_ghost_sightings.html   (184 words)

  
 Item Description
Two images show a human effigy pipe created by the prehistoric Adena culture, which lived in the Ohio Valley between 800 B.C. and 100 A.D. In the first image, taken during excavation of Burial 21 of the Adena Mound in Ross County in 1901, the pipe is in the ground, partially covered.
Made from pipestone, it is in the shape of a man standing upright, wearing typical clothing and jewelry--a headdress, earspools, and a bustle on the back side.
The pipe, which is also called Adena Man or the Adena Pipe, measures 1.97 by 2.60 by 7.87 inches (5 by 6.6 by 20 cm).
worlddmc.ohiolink.edu /OMP/NewDetails?oid=793634   (183 words)

  
 References (Adena Ritual)
(1964) The devdoprnent of Adena culture and its role in the formation of Ohio Hopewell.
Fischer, Fred W. (1974) Early and Middle Woodland settlement, subsistence, and population in central Ohio.
In Olaf Prufer and Douglas McKenzie (eds.), Studies in Ohio Archaeology, pp.
www.gbl.indiana.edu /abstracts/adena/references.html   (1041 words)

  
 The Adena People
The Adena folk were unusually tall and powerfully built; women over six feet tall and men approaching heights of seven feet have been discovered.
Adena, the historic Worthington home, is located on a commanding range of hills west of Chillicothe.
It looks across to Mount Logan, from which the face of the Great Seal of Ohio was designed.
www.adena.com /adena/ad/index.htm   (122 words)

  
 Adena - Home - Adena Pipe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Click on the left image to enlarge the photo of the Adena Pipe (25k), in a new window.
You may also see the Adena Pipe in the Apple QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) file format.
Ohio Historical Society - 1982 Velma Avenue - Columbus, OH - 43211.2497 - 614.297.2300
www.ohiokids.org /adenahouse/ap.shtml   (92 words)

  
 Adena State Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Facility: Adena, a Hebrew word meaning “delightful,” was the home of Thomas Worthington, Ohio’s sixth governor and Ohio’s first U.S. senator.
The view from the east lawn of Adena is said to have inspired the design of the Great Seal of the State of Ohio.
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, 20 East Broad St., Suite 200
culture.ohio.gov /project.asp?proj=adena   (173 words)

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