Martins Ferry in Belmont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Elizabeth Zane
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2010
1. Elizabeth Zane Monument Marker
Elizabeth Zane
whose heroic deed
saved Fort Henry in 1782
Erected May 30, 1928
Erected 1928 by the School Children of Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1871.
Location. 40° 5.987′ N, 80° 43.168′ W. Marker is in Martins Ferry, Ohio, in Belmont County. It is on 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Monument is at the end of the street, about 150 feet NE of Ellet Street, adjacent to a parking lot for East Ohio Regional Hospital. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Martins Ferry OH 43935, 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 Haudenosaunee
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Walnut Grove Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Martins Ferry Pioneers (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in this Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Civil War Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cannon and Historic Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth "Betty" Zane McLaughlin Clark (within shouting distance of this marker); William Dean Howells / James Arlington Wright (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Martins Ferry.
Also see . . .
1. Elizabeth Zane - Revolutionary War Heroine. History of American Women website entry (Submitted on March 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Martins Ferry Historical Society. City website entry (Submitted on March 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2010
2. Elizabeth Zane Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2010
3. Elizabeth Zane Monument
Walnut Grove Cemetery marker to right.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2010
4. Elizabeth Zane Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
5. View from Walnut Grove Cemetery
Looking SW along 4th Street, with East Ohio Regional Hospital on left.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,486 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
