State: Housing projects won’t harm The Plains earthworks – Athens County Independent

State: Housing projects won’t harm The Plains earthworks – Athens County Independent

THE PLAINS, Ohio — Construction of two low-income housing developments in The Plains will continue after archaeological surveys determined that the properties are not archaeologically significant. Woda Cooper and Fairfield Homes are each developing land along East First Street in The Plains that is adjacent to two prehistoric earthworks, Dorr Mounds 1 and 2. Local groups, including the Friends of The Plains Mounds and the First Street Neighborho…