Eleven thousand years ago, at the end of the Ice Age, a large encampment of early Paleoindian hunters stood at Nobles Pond. They were the first inhabitants of Ohio. The twenty-five-acre archaeological site is one of the largest Clovis Paleoindian sites in North America, documenting how these early people obtained raw materials, made and used tools, and lived their daily lives. The site was excavated largely by local volunteers to preserve this important part of a common heritage.