The Newark Earthworks in Ohio consist of three sections of preserved earthworks: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright Earthworks. Holly Hildreth/Getty Images For more ...

On early plat maps, when William Schenck laid out the town of Newark in 1801, there is no recorded site that he set aside for a cemetery. Since the community was just beginning, perhaps he didn’t ...

We do not know when former Liberia President Edward James Roye, who grew up in Newark, learned of the death of his father, John, in Illinois in 1829. Although his father had promised Edward that the ...

Downtown Newark has been home to four courthouses for Licking County. First, there was a log structure on the north side of the square. In 1816, the second courthouse was built in the center of the ...

Finding the roots of African Americans in Licking County can be a challenge. The statement “history is written by the victors” is true. In our case, the history of Licking County has been written by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edward James Roye of Newark has been the subject of many articles over the years. We do not know when former Liberia President ...