Ferris Site
The Ferris Site is an archaeological site in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located in Clermont County, along the Ohio River about 5 miles downstream from the William H. Zimmer Power Station, the site consists of approximately 3 acres of land along an intermittent stream, In 1970, University of Cincinnati archaeologists excavated the Ferris Site.Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Richmond High School and Parker Academy.
New Richmond High School
School building
Photo: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Richmond High School is a public high school in New Richmond, Ohio, United States. It is part of the New Richmond Exempted Village School District. New Richmond High School is situated 1 mile north of Ferris Site.
Parker Academy
School
The Parker Academy was a private school founded in 1839 in Clermontville, Ohio near New Richmond, Ohio. The founders of the academy were Baptist minister Daniel Parker and his wife Priscilla, who were staunch abolitionists. Parker Academy is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ferris Site.
Elijah Herndon House
House
The Elijah Herndon House is located in California, Kentucky and built in the Federal style in 1818. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Elijah Herndon House is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ferris Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Richmond and California.
New Richmond
Village
Photo: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Richmond, also known as New Richmond on the Ohio, is a village in Ohio and Pierce townships in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, founded in 1814, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,727 at the 2020 census.
California
Hamlet
California is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 83 at the 2020 census. California is situated 1½ miles south of Ferris Site.
Clermontville
Hamlet
Clermontville is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Clermontville is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ferris Site.
Ferris Site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Clermont County, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.94078° or 38° 56′ 27″ northLongitude
-84.2715° or 84° 16′ 17″ westOpen location code
86CQWPRH+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 12151876135OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5445379
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