The Great Circle portion and additional burial mounds are located in the neighboring city of Heath, Ohio.

This complex has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is operated as a state park by the Ohio History Connection.

They built many earthen mounds and enclosures, creating the single largest earthwork complex in the Ohio River Valley.

The Newark Earthworks, designated a National Historic Landmark, have been preserved to document and interpret the area's significant ancient history.

[citation needed] Contemporary archaeogeodesy and archaeoastronomy researchers have demonstrated that the Hopewell and other prehistoric cultures had advanced scientific understandings which they used to create their earthworks for astronomical observations, markings and celebrations.

Beginning in January of 2025, the Octagon Earthworks have now been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is open to full public access.

Later American Indian tribes inhabiting the area at the time of European contact were distant descendants of the Hopewell peoples.

[citation needed] After exploration by traders and trappers in earlier centuries, the first European-American settlers arrived in 1802, led by Gen. William C. Schenck.

Nineteenth-century investment in infrastructure resulted in growth in the town after it was linked to major transportation and trade networks.

Longaberger, a major basket-maker, had their new corporate headquarters in Newark designed as a gigantic "medium market basket," their most popular model.

The mall is named for the internationally known, ancient complex called the Newark Earthworks, built 2,000 years ago by the Hopewell culture of central Ohio.

The Pride of Newark Marching Band has made an unprecedented 42 consecutive years to the OMEA state finals.

The Pride has earned a superior rating at State Marching Band finals 31 years, including 4 straight seasons (2015, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18).

The Newark High School Sinfonia, under the direction of Susan Larson, tied for first runner-up at the National Orchestra Cup in New York City on April 5, 2009.

The Sinfonia was featured in a front-page article of the April 14, 2009, edition of The New York Times, and received an invitation to the White House in the fall of 2009.

C-TEC (Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County) offers high school and adult programs.