Marietta in Washington County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Muskingum River Heritage
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 22, 2022
1. Muskingum River Heritage Marker
Inscription.
Muskingum River Heritage. . The Muskingum River played a starring role in Northwest Territory history, traveled by native tribesmen, traders, hunters, and missionaries, as well as early settlers and their families. Homes and farms were established, mills built, and the river served as a highway to transport goods to eastern markets. This led to navigational improvements - the first on any inland river in America. Meanwhile, the growing communities of Harmar and Marietta needed a quick and efficient way to travel back and forth across the river. Thus a long history of bridge building began. These stories of progress will be continued in a series of plaques along the walkways of this bridge to note the highlights of our river heritage., Sponsored and encouraged by the Marietta Kiwanis Club, these people of the community came together with one goal in mind: to preserve the heritage of the river and the history of transportation and navigation that has led us to the threshold of this new millennium.
The Muskingum River played a starring
role in Northwest Territory
history, traveled by native tribesmen,
traders, hunters, and missionaries, as
well as early settlers and their
families. Homes and farms were established,
mills built, and the river
served as a highway to transport
goods to eastern markets. This led to
navigational improvements - the first
on any inland river in America.
Meanwhile, the growing communities
of Harmar and Marietta needed a
quick and efficient way to travel back
and forth across the river. Thus a
long history of bridge building began.
These stories of progress will be continued
in a series of plaques along
the walkways of this bridge to note
the highlights of our river heritage.
Sponsored and encouraged by
the Marietta Kiwanis Club,
these people of the community
came together with one goal
in mind: to preserve the heritage of the
river and the
history of transportation and
navigation that has led us to the
threshold of this new millennium.
Erected by Marietta Kiwanis Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 39° 24.858′ N,
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81° 27.366′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Ohio, in Washington County. It is on West Putnam Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W Putnam St, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
