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

Steamer Buckeye Belle

Steamer <i>Buckeye Belle</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lance Lynch, July 8, 2023

1. Steamer Buckeye Belle Marker

This marker is located at the rear of the cemetery towards the right side.

Inscription. Here lie buried thirteen unknown persons, killed by the bursting of the boiler of the Steamer Buckeye Belle November 12, 1852, near the guard gates of the Beverly Canal. Twenty persons were killed and forty injured in this, the only major tragedy in the history of navigation on the Muskingum River.

This monument is erected to the memory of these unknown dead and also to Captain Harry Stull, the owner of the steamer, by his grandson, Edward Matthews Ayers.

Erected by Edward Matthews Ayers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is November 12, 1852.

Location. 39° 33.126′ N, 81° 37.778′ W. Marker is in Beverly, Ohio, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from Ohio Route 339 near Pennock Drive. It is in the Beverly Cemetery, near the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beverly OH 45715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort Frye (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Buckeye Belle Explosion (approx. ¾ mile away); The Peninsula (approx. 0.9 miles away); Round Bottom Schoolhouse / Round Bottom Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Water Power on the Muskingum River

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(approx. 5 miles away); Fortified Settlement (approx. 6.8 miles away); Lowell Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); Covered Bridges (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly.

Additional keywords. Steamer Buckeye Belle

Steamer <i>Buckeye Belle</i> Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lance Lynch, circa July 8, 2023

2. Steamer Buckeye Belle Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Lance Lynch of Nashport, Ohio. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 8, 2023, by Lance Lynch of Nashport, Ohio. 2. submitted on July 10, 2023, by Lance Lynch of Nashport, Ohio. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.