Marietta in Washington County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Congregational Church

(Immanuel Baptist - Affiliated)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2009

1. First Congregational Church Marker

Inscription. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m.

The first church in Marietta, organized Dec. 6, 1796. The present building is patterned after the original church, familiarly known to settlers as the “Two Horned Church.”

Visitors are welcome

Erected by First Congregational Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is December 6, 1796.

Location. 39° 24.923′ N, 81° 27.41′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Ohio, in Washington County. It is on Front Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 318 Front Street, Marietta OH 45750, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: A different marker also named First Congregational Church (a few steps from this marker); American Union Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. (within shouting distance of this marker); Muskingum Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial To The Start Westward (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial to the “Start Westward of the United States” (about 300 feet away); Washington County Civil War Memorial

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(about 300 feet away); Meigs House (about 300 feet away); Northwest Ordinance Sesquicentennial Columns (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

First Congregational Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2009

2. First Congregational Church and Marker

First Congregational Church Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. First Congregational Church Cornerstone

First Congregational Church, Marietta, Ohio image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 23, 2017

4. First Congregational Church, Marietta, Ohio

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on May 9, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.