| Ohio (Morgan County), Bristol — Big Muskie |
| | In the early 1960s, increased production was needed to meet rising demand for coal by Muskingum River Power Plant. The increased mining capability was achieved with Big Muskie, a Bucyrus-Erie 4250-W dragline. Huge by any standards, the 4250-W was the largest walking dragline ever built. It also was the biggest machine ever to move on land. Only seagoing vessels the scale of Navy aircraft carriers are larger and still mobile.
Big Muskie took approximately two years to fabricate and another two . . . — Map (db m13597) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Bristol — 10-58 — Miner's Memorial Park |
| | Side A:
Agriculture dominated the economy of southeastern Ohio's Morgan County until the 1940s when harvests dwindled, the population declined, and land values dropped. Surface mining the area's rich underground coal deposits replaced agriculture as the major industry and revitalized the declining local economy. As the nation's demand for electricity grew over the next half-century, so did the demand for coal as fuel for nearby power generation plants. During mining's heyday in the 1960s . . . — Map (db m13595) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Bristol — Ronald V. Crews Memorial Park |
| | Named in honor of Ronald V. Crews, Mine General Superintendent of Central Ohio Coal Company, whose knowledge, dedication and friendship meant so much to so many.
Dedicated July 1972
Rededicated 2001
“To Honor All The Miners”
-R. V. Crews Family — Map (db m13599) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Chesterhill — 15-58 — Quaker Meeting House |
| | Despite the fugitive slave laws that prohibited harboring runaway slaves, fugitives found refuge in the Quaker village of Chesterfield, now Chesterhill. Legend tells that no runaway slaves were ever captured here, although many were hidden and helped on their way to freedom in Canada. A well-organized branch of the Underground Railroad ran through Morgan County with Elias Bundy as a principal conductor. Bundy sometimes concealed fugitive slaves in the woods east of Chester Hill. Historian W.H. . . . — Map (db m16718) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — Goins Field |
| | Dedicated May 30, 1989 in memory of Chester “Chet” Goins for over 20 years of unselfish dedication that he gave to the youth of Morgan County. — Map (db m13373) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — J. Frank Demster Memorial Park |
| | Malta Village Mayor
January 1, 1976 to July 19, 1988
Malta Village Clerk-Treasurer
November 1, 1973 to December 31, 1975 — Map (db m13514) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk — Civil War 1861 - 1865 |
| | . . . — Map (db m13515) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — Malta Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to all those who have served
World War II 1941-1946
Korea 1950-1955
Vietnam 1961-1975
"Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind"
John F. Kennedy, United Nations, 1961 — Map (db m13520) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — 1-58 — Morgan County Dungeon |
| | Prisoners convicted of rioting, larceny and adultery in Morgan County between 1833 and 1839 were confined to a dungeon near the Court House in McConnelsville. This stone vault, 11 feet high, 5 feet wide and 12 feet long, was discovered in 1964 and is believed to have been used as the county dungeon. The Morgan County Pomona Grange #81 in co-operation with the County Commissioners and the County Agricultural Society reconstructed the structure on this site in 1965 as a community service project. — Map (db m13388) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — Otho French Strahl |
| | (Front): Confederate Brigadier General War Between the States, 1861-1865
Born: 1832, Homer Township, Reached maturity in Malta Township, Morgan County K.I.A. November 30, 1864 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee (Rear): Placed by:
The help of generous donors to
Generals Albert Jenkins and Otho Strahl Camp,
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Parkersburg, West Virginia
1991
Deo Vindice — Map (db m13516) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — 17-58 — Rock Hollow School |
| | Rock Hollow School was originally built in 1877 in a wooded ravine two miles south of Ringgold, Union Township, and housed classes for fifty-seven years. The first class was held in November 1877, with John D. Davis of Ringgold teaching. Grades one through eight were taught in this one-room building, with an enrollment average of twenty to twenty-five pupils. The school closed in 1934 and sold in 1937 to Hettie Woodward, a former student and teacher at Rock Hollow School. In 1980, the heirs of . . . — Map (db m13389) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — Stewart "Stu" Stevens |
| | In loving memory of Stewart “Stu” Stevens.
Dedicated on Oct. 3, 1997 for his love and outstanding dedication to the youth of Morgan County and the Chet Goins Ball Park. Stu unselfishly dedicated 20 years to coaching, maintaining the field and served as co-president of the association. Stu and Chet coached together for many of those years...their philosophy “hit and run, have some fun.” — Map (db m13377) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — This Boulder — Gettysburg Boulder |
| | This boulder from the Battlefield of Gettysburg presented to Phil H. Sheridan Post No 328 G.A.R. by Thomas Henry Simpson 1923 — Map (db m13517) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients — State of Ohio, Morgan County |
| | United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio Morgan County Civil War
Private Musician John T. Patterson Winchester, VA 1863 Private Elbridge Robinson Winchester, VA 1863 Private Jasper N. North Vicksburg, MS 1863 Sergeant Cavalry M. Young Osage, KS 1865 (Also Washington Co.) Corporal Freeman C. Thompson Petersburg, VA 1864 — Map (db m13453) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — 14-58 — Evelyn True Button House |
| | This brick, Federal-style house was built in 1836. Helen Moore, the grand daughter of General Robert McConnel, officer during the War of 1812 and founder of McConnelsville, married Dr. Hiram L. True and made their home here. Dr. True practiced medicine in the area and was widely known for his interest in science, serving as president of the local Scientific Society. Their daughter Evelyn True Button was born in the house in 1875. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Evelyn traveled to the . . . — Map (db m13392) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — 13-58 — First McConnelsville Christmas Tree |
| | This former Universalist Church, which held a strong conviction for education and the pursuit of knowledge, was built in 1852 at a cost of $3,500. In 1865, its members decorated the first Christmas tree to be placed in a church in McConnelsville. Two years later they installed a pipe organ at a cost of $1,000, the first such organ in the community. The first Sunday School Library was also added, allowing members to borrow books and return them a week later. A number of prominent local families . . . — Map (db m13401) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — 16-58 — First Presbyterian Church |
| | Many early settlers of Morgan County were of Scot-Irish heritage and brought the Presbyterian faith with them. From this group Reverend John Hunt and twelve charter members organized the first congregation in McConnelsville and Malta in 1824 and third oldest congregation in Morgan County. The congregation built a brick church in 1832 at a cost of $2,361. Known for its excellent acoustics and fine music, the building received the first pump organ in the two villages in 1849. In 1916 the church . . . — Map (db m13427) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — 12-58 — Frances Dana Gage / Mount Airy Mansion |
| | Frances Dana Gage
One of Ohio's earliest proponents of women's rights, Frances Dana Gage (1808-1884) was born in Marietta and married McConnelsville attorney James L. Gage in 1829. She immersed herself in the major social issues of the day - temperance, abolition, and universal suffrage - while raising eight children. At a women's rights convention in 1850, Gage gained national attention by proposing that the words “white” and “men” be removed from Ohio's . . . — Map (db m13403) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — 8-58 — Howard Chandler Christy — 1872-1952 |
| | A prominent early 20th century illustrator and artist, Howard Chandler Christy was born on a farm in Morgan Township. He first gained notice as an illustrator during the Spanish-American War, but achieved lasting fame for his trademark “Christy Girls,” dream girls who idealized feminine beauty during this era. Between 1908 and 1915, he worked from a studio perched above the Muskingum River near Duncan Falls. In the 1920s Christy began to paint portraits and historical scenes. The . . . — Map (db m13411) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — 6-58 — Lelia Morris & Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church |
| | Many well-known hymns, including “Sweeter As the Years Go By,” “Nearer, Still Nearer,” and “Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart,” were composed in this church by its organist, Mrs. Lelia Morris (1862-1929). Her songs have been translated into many languages and published in the hymnals of Protestant denominations around the world. The Methodist Episcopal congregation of McConnelsville was formally established in 1826 and is the town's oldest denomination. The . . . — Map (db m13412) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — Malta & McConnelsville Fire Department 50th Anniversary — 1930-1980 |
| | Dedicated in memory of all deceased members of the M & M Fire Dept. — Map (db m13594) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — McConnelsville Persian Gulf War Memorial |
| | For those who served in the Persian Gulf War.
[Marker Reverse]:
Dedicated to all men and women of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm with honor and glory for those who bravely served to keep our country a land of freedom
“My confidence in you is total, our cause is just. Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm.”
-General H. Norman Schwarzkopf — Map (db m13461) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — McConnelsville World War I Memorial |
| | 1917-1918
In commemoration of the boys who served their country so faithfully and well in the World War. — Map (db m13455) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — Morgan County |
| | Morgan County was created in 1817 from parts of Washington, Muskingum, and Guernsey counties, with McConnelsville established as the seat of government. The first courthouse, a square brick structure, was built here in 1820. Its foundation stones form part of the wall surrounding the lawn. The present courthouse building was completed in 1858 at a cost of $10,000. This Greek Revival-style structure has had several major renovations since. The clock tower was added in 1886, and the building was enlarged and modernized in 1960. — Map (db m13426) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — Purple Heart Memorial |
| | Dedicated to all men and women
wounded in all our wars.
Combat Wounded Veterans: Military Order of the Purple Heart, 1782/1932.
“My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country's way
to show they care.
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will
come in my lifetime.” — Map (db m13469) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — The Carlos M. Riecker Complex |
| | In honor of
Judge Carlos M. Riecker
1897-1990
Through his benevolence, Morgan Countians have a greater appreciation for learning, for government, for history and for service to community. — Map (db m13470) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — 3-58 — Two River Towns: McConnelsville and Malta |
| | McConnelsville and Malta are two towns that prospered because of the locks and dams built on the Muskingum River from 1836 to 1841. Settlers came to both towns in 1817. In the 1820s and 1830s, flatboats carried grain, lumber, and livestock down the river. The locks and dams made the Muskingum navigable to steamboats, and both towns grew rapidly. Malta was the home of the Brown-Manly Plow Company, a leading maker of farm equipment in the 1800s. Brown-Manly depended on steamboats to bring in raw . . . — Map (db m16716) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — Windlass or Crab Winch |
| | The earliest North American mechanism used to open miter gates on steamboat locks were muscle powered, geared winches (windlass, crabs), which quickly replaced balance beams when lock widths exceeded about 25 feet. This 3,360 pound windlass miraculously survived and is one of 4 known to exist (other than 3 sets similar in design on the Lowell Canal in Massachusetts) in North America.
Eight of these windlasses were required at each lock. One winch was used to open a gate while a . . . — Map (db m16717) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Rokeby Lock — Morgan Raiders |
| | This tablet erected by
E. D. Shafer
on the farm of W. L. McElhiney
marks the place where the
Morgan Raiders
crossed the Muskingum River
July 23, 1863 — Map (db m13386) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Rokeby Lock — 4-58 — Morgan's Raid |
| | In July 1863, Confederate General John H. Morgan led a force of 2,000 cavalrymen across southern Ohio. Morgan's force entered Ohio from Indiana on July 13. A chase ensued as Union cavalry pursued Morgan's men across twenty Ohio counties. Most of Morgan's troops were captured in Meigs County at the Battle of Buffington Island. Morgan, with several hundred cavalry, managed to escape. They raced northeast, fighting skirmishes along the way, and forded the Muskingum at a point near Rokeby Lock on . . . — Map (db m13383) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Rokeby Lock — Muskingum River Navigation System — National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
| | The Muskingum River Improvement, started in 1837, played a key role in economic development of the Greater Ohio River Valley as one of the nation's first complete slackwater navigation systems for steam-powered vessels, and survives as the most intact system of large hand-operated locks in the United States.
Completed 1841 • Designated 2001 — Map (db m13382) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Stockport — 11-58 — Big Bottom Massacre |
| | Following the American Revolution, the new Federal government, in need of operating funds, sold millions of acres of western lands to land companies. One such company, the Ohio Company of Associates, brought settlement to Marietta in 1788. Two years later, despite warnings of Native American hostility, an association of 36 Company members moved north from Marietta to settle “Big Bottom,” a large area of level land on the east side of the Muskingum River. The settlers were acquainted . . . — Map (db m16713) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Stockport — 7-58 — The Stockport Mill |
| | The Stockport Mill, the third on this site since 1842, was built in 1906 by the Dover brothers. Using a pair of 40-inch Leffel turbines, it harnessed water power for both milling and generating electricity for the town. Known for its Gold Bond, Seal of Ohio, and Pride of the Valley refined flours, the Stockport Milling Company shipped its products by steam packet boat and over the Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad before the era of all-weather roads. The mill also functioned as a community hub . . . — Map (db m16714) |
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