| General Information |
| The OES visited the Sacra Via in Marietta, Ohio on June 16, 2001. As with the Quadranaou Mound, also featured in the Indian Mounds section of this website, the Sacra Via was built around 900 AD by the Hopewell Indians. The Sacra Via was once a sacred walled way from the Quadranaou Mound to the Ohio River. In 1843 the actual walls were removed by a local brick maker in order to produce bricks for the foundations of houses that now surround the Sacra Via. During the Civil War, this area was known better as Camp Tupper. The old camp was named for Brig. Gen. Benjamin Tupper, who was an organizer of the Ohio Company and a first settler in 1788. Now the Sacra Via has the appeal of a small park in the middle of a neighborhood. When arriving, we noticed some neat carvings though. Check them out below. |
| Location Information: Public Park |
| Sacra Via is located on Sacra Via on Sacra Via Street off 3rd Street in Marietta, Washington County. |
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