Muskingum River Heritage

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.