Mano Point is a day use site and fishing access point on the Ohio River.
Mano Point is named for an artifact found when the site was being built in the 1960s. A mano is a grinding stone used along with a larger stone called a metate to grind flour. Based on the number of artifacts collected here in the 1960s, we believe this was once the site of a Native American village which stood here on the banks of the Ohio River from the Early Archaic Period (7500-6900 BC) to the Late Archaic Period (4000-1000 BC).
Today the site contains a parking area and picnic tables. There is an interpretive sign to tell the story of the early residents. Prehistoric sites and artifacts are protected by Federal law.
Directions
Mano Point is located just north of the town of Derby on State Route 66. GPS Coordinates: Lat – 37o 54′ 54.5″ N Long – 86o 40′ 18.4″ W
GPS Coordinates
Latitude 38° 2′ 33.7200″ N
Longitude 86° 31′ 4.8000″ W