Inscription Rock, Kelleys Island

Name: Inscription Rock
Address: E Lake Shore Rd, Kelleys Island, 43438, United States
Telephone: (866) 921-5710

#2 among attractions in Kelleys Island

Top attraction, Historical place, Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

Inscription Rock is a large slab of limestone measuring approximately 32 by 21 feet located on the south shore of Kelleys Island in Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio. It is situated near the intersections of E Lakeshore Drive and Addison Rd under a large shelter structure with a viewing platform and is open to the public. The rock was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was also located near a series of crescent shaped mounds thought to be created by Pre-Columbian peoples. More mounds were documented to be on the island and another rock with inscriptions was located on the north shore of the island. Unlike Inscription Rock, this boulder was granite - likely a glacial erratic - and engraved with two upside-down figures. However now only Inscription Rock remains since island quarry workers dynamited the petroglyph rock on the north shore. ()

Elevation: 574 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°35'34"N, 82°42'24"W

Address

E Lake Shore RdKelleys Island 43438 United States

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(866) 921-5710

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Kelleys Island

Day trips

Inscription Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Marblehead Lighthouse, Kelleys Island School, Lakeside.

6.9 miNW
Monuments and statues, Observation decks and towers, Historical place
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay
175 min walk • Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio's South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most decisive naval battles to occur in the War of 1812.
3.9 miS
Historical place, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Marblehead Lighthouse, Marblehead
100 min walk • Marblehead Lighthouse in Marblehead, Ohio, United States, is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the American side of the Great Lakes. It has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822, and is an active aid to navigation.
0.9 miN
Universities and schools
Kelleys Island School, Kelleys Island
24 min walk • Kelleys Island Local School is a public K-12 school on Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States, that serves the island. It is the only high school in the Kelleys Island Local School District. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Green Devils.
4.2 miSW
Area
Lakeside, Marblehead
106 min walk • Lakeside is a private community and census-designated place in Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, on the shores of Lake Erie.
1 miN
Park
Kelleys Island State Park, Kelleys Island
26 min walk • Kelleys Island State Park is a public recreation area occupying one-quarter of Kelleys Island, an island in Lake Erie located 13 miles northeast of Port Clinton, Ohio, in the United States.
6.4 miSW
41°32'1"N • 82°48'5"W
Tibbels Marina and Charter Service, Marblehead
163 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.5 miE
41°36'2"N • 82°40'48"W
Charles Herdon Sculpture Garden and Art Gallery, Kelleys Island
38 min walk • Art gallery, Park
6.7 miSW
41°31'53"N • 82°48'25"W
Train-O-Rama, Marblehead
171 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.8 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Congregational Church, Marblehead
97 min walk • First Congregational Church is a historic church at 802 Prairie Street in Marblehead, Ohio. It was built in 1900 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
4.2 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Sandoské, Marblehead
107 min walk • Fort Sandoské was a French military fort, built about 1750 on what is now called the Marblehead Peninsula on the northern side of Sandusky Bay in Ohio, near the traditional portage place from the bay to Lake Erie.