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Zanesville in Muskingum County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

1799

 
 
1799 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025
1. 1799 Marker
Inscription. John McIntire and Jonathan Zane lay out the town of Westbourne (Zanesville).
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.
 
Location. 39° 55.904′ N, 82° 0.404′ W. Marker is in Zanesville, Ohio, in Muskingum County. It can be reached from Putnam Avenue near Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 456 Putnam Ave, Zanesville OH 43701, 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: 1800 (here, next to this marker); 1798 (here, next to this marker); 1801 (here, next to this marker); 1802 (here, next to this marker); 1807 (here, next to this marker); 1808 (here, next to this marker); 1814 (here, next to this marker); 1817 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zanesville.
 
Also see . . .  Adventures of the Zane Family: Jonathan Zane.
Captain Jonathan Zane was “remarkable for earnestness of purpose, an energy and inflexibility of will which often manifested itself in a way truly astonishing.”
(Submitted on August 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.) 
 
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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025
2. The Stone Academy
This marker is part of a series of markers that make up a timeline of events from the founding of Zanesville through the end of the Civil War.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 35 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 2, 2026