Noble Stuart Sphinx - Hinkley, Ohio - Sphinx Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This sphinx is found in the Hinckley Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. This area is known for its stunning natural rock formations named Worden's Ledges. Theses ledges, comprised of sandstone called Sharon conglomerate, were gradually carved out by quick-flowing bodies of water that emptied into an inland sea that covered Ohio over 300 million years ago.

Some of these ledge formations, in addition to the sphinx, contain artistic carvings of various faces, names, dates, a ship and various religious carvings. Some of the faces depicted include Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, legendary baseball catcher Ty Cobb, and a portrait of what seems to be Hiram Worden. Initially, the carvings were attributed to Frank Worden, the son of the original owner of the area, and thought to be carved during the late nineteenth century. However, the Worden descendants assert that the carvings were the work of a man named Noble Stuart, Frank Worden's brother-in-law and Hiram Worden's son-in-law, and that he made them sometime between 1945 and 1955.

Style: Egyptian Medium: sandstone Head Type: Man Website: [Web Link] Street Address: 895 Ledge Rd Hinkley, Ohio USA 44233-9734 Statue Name: Not listed Specify Other Head: Not listed Head Namesake: Not listed

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