Facility · Indiana ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Hoosier National Forest (NF) · Open Access
Mano Point is a 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).
There is an interpretive sign to tell the story of the early residents. Prehistoric sites and artifacts are protected by Federal law.
38.04270, -86.51800 · 38°2'33.7"N 86°31'4.8"W
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| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
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