Martins Ferry in Belmont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Confederate Cannon and Historic Cemetery

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2022

1. Confederate Cannon and Historic Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This Confederate cannon and historic cemetery was restored by the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable. Dedicated to those brave and heroic sons and daughters of the North and South, whose deeds of valor and memory we shall not forget.

Erected 1986 by Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 6.007′ N, 80° 43.148′ W. Memorial is in Martins Ferry, Ohio, in Belmont County. It is on North 4th Street 0.1 miles north of Ellet Street, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 420 N 5th St, Martins Ferry OH 43935, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Cannon (here, next to this marker); Elizabeth "Betty" Zane McLaughlin Clark (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in this Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Walnut Grove Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Zane (within shouting distance of this marker); Martins Ferry Pioneers (within shouting distance of this marker); William Dean Howells / James Arlington Wright

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Martins Ferry.

Civil War Cannon Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2022

2. Civil War Cannon Display

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025

3. Confederate Cannon and Historic Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on April 29, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.