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Adena "Adena," a name given to "places
remarkable for the delightfulness of their situations."
LOCATIONCamping fun . . . on over 400 acres of southern Ohio's scenic hills. Water fun . . . including a water slide, kiddie bumper boats, swimming area, tube slide, canoeing, paddle boats, and fishing. Recreation fun . . . miniature golf, adult and kiddie go-karts, basketball, tennis, sand volleyball, rec room with pool tables and arcade games. Camp store, concession snack bar, propane gas, hot showers, Laundromat, security guards. |
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Adena
was the 5,000 acre estate of Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), sixth governor of Ohio and
our state's first United States Senator. The mansion house, completed in 1807, is
furnished today with antiques of the federal period, some of which belonged to Thomas
Worthington himself. Situated on the 300 remaining acres are five out-buildings and the
formal gardens. Looking east from the north lawn, one can see across the Scioto River
Valley to the Mount Logan range of hills. This view is depicted on the Great Seal of the
State of Ohio. 
Adena is an
important site for many reasons. It is the only plantation-type complex of its kind in our
state. It is one of only three houses designed by Benjamin Latrobe still standing in the
U.S. (Latrobe is considered the first professional American architect and served as
Jefferson's surveyor of public buildings.) It is an original building, not a
reconstruction. It is extremely well documented and that documentation was followed to the
letter in the restoration. And, of course, it was the home of the Father of Ohio
Statehood, Thomas Worthington, and was thus visited by many of the important political
figures of the day.