On Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821) at Rayner Road, on the right when traveling south on Marietta Road.
Crash of the USS Shenandoah September 3, 1925
On a stormy autumn morning in 1925, the giant Navy airship, christened Shenandoah, crashed near this site. Initially, the Shenandoah was commissioned to perform . . . — — Map (db m15998) HM
On Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821) 0.5 miles north of Rayner Road, on the right when traveling north.
To the memory of those who lost their lives on the U.S.S. Shenandoah
September 3, 1925
Commander Zachary Lansdowne, U.S.N.
Lieutenant Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr., U.S.N.
Lieutenant John Bullard Lawrence, U.S.N.
Lieutenant Arthur . . . — — Map (db m15995) HM
On Shenandoah Road (County Route 112), on the right when traveling north.
The USS Shenandoah made its maiden
flight on September 4, 1923. An impressive
achievement, it had cost the government
$2.9 million to construct. America's first
lighter-than-air rigid airship, designated the
ZR-1 (Zeppelin Rigid 1), was . . . — — Map (db m166291) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 821) near Interstate 77, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of
Claude L. Wilson for his many years of community service
35 years as Belle Valley Fire Chief
24 years on Belle Valley Council — — Map (db m15991) HM
On East Street at Locust Street, on the right when traveling south on East Street.
Caldwell’s Origins. Robert Caldwell and his family, from Chester County, Pennsylvania, moved to the Northwest Territory in 1795. In 1809 they bought and cleared land along Duck Creek in what became Olive Township, Morgan County (in 1819). In . . . — — Map (db m121653) HM
On Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821) south of West Street, on the left when traveling north.
The previous bridge that carried State Route 821 over the West
Fork of Duck Creek into Caldwell at this location was a 110 foot
long concrete arch built in 1930. It was designed by engineers
L. W. Curl and W. W. Flemming in the Ohio Department of . . . — — Map (db m121822) HM
On West Street just south of Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821), on the right when traveling south.
Noble County
Historic Jail
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1882 — — Map (db m209390) HM
On West Street, on the right when traveling north.
Marker Front:
Member United States Congress
Member Ohio Legislature
Teacher
Naval Officer
Orator
Coal Miner
Federal Trade Commissioner
Ohio Director of Commerce
Marker Reverse:
In honor of Robert T. Secrest
for . . . — — Map (db m17996) HM
On Ohio Route 564 at Ohio Route 78, on the right when traveling north on State Route 564.
Salt was an important commodity to early settlers because of its use in daily living. In 1814 Silas Thorla and Robert McKee dug a well in search of salt brine. They discovered salt and, by accident, discovered oil. Oil's value was known to them . . . — — Map (db m18000) HM
On Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821) just north of Ohio Route 339, on the right when traveling south.
In memory of John Chapman, famous “Johnny Appleseed.” Born in Leominster, Mass., Sept. 26, 1774, died in Fort Wayne, Ind. March 18, 1845.
Without a hope of recompense, / Without a thought of pride, / John Chapman planted apple trees, / and . . . — — Map (db m121825) HM
On Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821), on the left when traveling north.
Died
March 29, 1868
Aged
104 Y. 2 M. 23 D.
The last of Washington's companions.
The hoary head is a crown of glory.
Dedicated to the memory of
Private John Gray
Ohio's last surviving soldier
of the American . . . — — Map (db m18023) HM
On McConnelsville Road (Ohio Route 78), on the right.
The USS Shenandoah made its maiden
flight on September 4, 1923. An impressive
achievement, it had cost the government
$2.9 million to construct. America's first
lighter-than-air rigid airship, designated the
ZR-1 (Zeppelin Rigid 1), was . . . — — Map (db m166293) HM
