Golf Course Atop Ancient Native American Earthworks to Be Removed

Ohio’s state historical society has reached an agreement with a country club that will end its use of land that includes ancient Native American earthworks as a golf course.After more than a decade of at-times acrimonious back and forth, Ohio’s state historical society has reached a deal with a country club that operates a golf course on land it owns that contains ancient Native American earthworks that were built as sacred sites some 2,000 years ago.

Under the agreement, the society, known as the Ohio History Connection, will acquire the club’s long-term lease on the property and open the site for full public access, the society announced on Thursday.

The financial terms were not disclosed,…