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

Barnesville

 
 
Barnesville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 21, 2022
1. Barnesville Marker
Inscription. Home of "Gay 90's Mansion" the Belmont County Museum
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Department of Highways; Belmont County Historical Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkEducationNotable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
 
Location. 39° 59.85′ N, 81° 10.337′ W. Marker is in Barnesville, Ohio, in Belmont County. It is at the intersection of Bond Avenue (Ohio Route 800) and Hillcrest Road (County Road 179), on the right when traveling north on Bond Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 925 Bond Ave, Barnesville OH 43713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, 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: North Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Belmont County World War I & II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); S.S. Thomas Stone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wilson Shannon (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Belmont County Museum (approx. 0.4 miles away); Governor Wilson Shannon 1802-1877 / Barnesville’s Shannon Family (approx.
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0.4 miles away); Watt Car and Wheel Company (approx. half a mile away); Coal Car (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnesville.
 
Barnesville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 21, 2022
2. Barnesville Marker
Barnesville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 21, 2022
3. Barnesville Marker
The Belmont County Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 21, 2022
4. The Belmont County Museum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 6, 2026