Fort Ancient
Fort Ancient is a Native American earthworks complex located in Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, along the eastern shore of the Little Miami River about seven miles southeast of Lebanon on State Route 350.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rdikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: park in Ohio, United States of America, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fort Ancient State Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crossed Keys Tavern.
Crossed Keys Tavern
Building
Photo: Mbeatty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Crossed Keys Tavern, also known as the Cross Keys Tavern is a historic stone building located in Turtlecreek Township near Lebanon, Ohio. It is across the Little Miami River from the former Fort Ancient village. Crossed Keys Tavern is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Fort Ancient.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roachester and Oregonia.
Roachester
Hamlet
Roachester is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Roachester is located at the junction of Ohio State Route 3 and Ohio State Route 123, 1.6 miles east of Morrow. Roachester is situated 3 miles south of Fort Ancient.
Oregonia
Hamlet
Oregonia is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the east shore of the Little Miami River about five miles northeast of Lebanon and six miles south of Waynesville. Oregonia is situated 3½ miles north of Fort Ancient.
Morrow
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Morrow is a village in Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2020 census.
Fort Ancient
- Categories: park, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington Township, Warren County, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.40052° or 39° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
-84.09199° or 84° 5′ 31″ westElevation
925 feet (282 metres)Operator
Ohio History ConnectionOpen location code
86FQCW25+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 69026365OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5470727
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“Fort Ancient” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Ancient State Memorial”
- Chinese: “古代要塞”
- Chinese: “古堡”
- French: “ancien fort de Lebanon”
- French: “Ancien fort de Lebanon”
- German: “Fort Ancient Erdwerk (Lebanon, Ohio)”
- German: “Fort Ancient Erdwerk”
- Hebrew: “פורט אנשנט”
- Volapük: “Fort Ancient (OH)”
- Volapük: “Fort Ancient (Ohio)”
- Volapük: “Fort Ancient, OH”
- Volapük: “Fort Ancient, Ohio”
- Volapük: “Fort Ancient”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Overlook and South Overlook.
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