FOOTPRINT ROCK New Paris, Ohio

Expedition Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller, Holly Eller

Date: June 21, 2026

This roadside attraction is quite the enigma. Located just off the famed National Roadroad is a large gneiss rock, a coarse grained, high-grade metamorphic rock with alternating light and dark mineral bands. Etched in it is a footprint-like depression and several other markings that could be footprints. Some urban legends have it as prehistoric in origin, another legend believes that it is the footprint of an Indian or is it just a natural formation. You be the judge. As you can see from the photo, my bare foot easily fit into it.

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