The Shelby Earthworks: An Ancient Indian Fort

By Gary S. Lane - July 15, 2004

Just southwest of Medina are "the remains of one of the most interesting ancient earthworks in the State." Archaeological findings over the past 40 years have reinterpreted the roots of this Indian site from early America.

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