Earthworks, Architecture and Roundabouts

Newark, Ohio, is the county seat of Licking County and lies along the forks of the Licking River about 40 miles east of Columbus. Founded in 1802 by settlers led by General William C Schenck and incorporated in 1813, the city developed as a transportation and manufacturing center through connections to the Ohio and Erie Canal and later railroad networks. Newark is best known for the Newark Earthworks, one of North America's largest surviving Hopewell culture ceremonial complexes, and for the former Longaberger Company headquarters, a landmark building shaped like a giant basket.

In recent years, Newark has installed a series of roundabouts in its downtown area to improve traffic flow and safety. While common throughout Europe and in many rural Ohio communities, their use in Newark represented an early local application of roundabouts in an urban setting. Architecturally, the city is notable for the Home Building Association Bank on North Third Street, one of eight banks designed by architect Louis Sullivan, and for the imposing Second Empire-style Licking County Courthouse, a prominent landmark in the city's historic center. - AsNotedIn