The Mill Branch Covered Bridge spanned the Mill Branch of the Little Hocking River, 0.3 mile East of Ohio 339 in Belpre Twp. This 19th Century "multiple king post" truss bridge
consisted of one span of 59', with 5' overhang at each end, 12' of . . . — — Map (db m149733) HM
Born on September 28, 1769 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bathsheba Rouse is recognized as the first woman to teach in the Northwest Territory. Rouse arrived in the region along with other pioneers in 1788. The following year, the Belpre community . . . — — Map (db m20083) HM
Side A:
The history of Belpre and the Ohio River are inextricably linked. Settlers from New England, including farmers and Revolutionary War veterans, arrived via flatboats at “Belle-Prairie” (beautiful prairie) in 1789. Lewis . . . — — Map (db m20119) HM
The Cedarville (name of immediate area - changed to Rockland, later to Belpre) Cemetery contains graves of 14 Revolutionary War soldiers - some of the graves have washed over the Ohio River bank when the level rose and left graves underwater. The . . . — — Map (db m20123) HM
In 1791, Captain Jonathan Devol, upon a proposal from Griffin Greene, designed and built a floating grain mill, which was erected on two boats and anchored within several yards of the Ohio River shore near this marker. Oak planks fastened the boats . . . — — Map (db m20176) HM
[Side A:]
Born in Massachusetts in 1805, Sala Bosworth spent all but nineteen years of his eighty-five years in Washington County. After studying at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, he returned to the county to paint many full size . . . — — Map (db m20127) HM
As a shareholder of the United Library Association in Pomfret, Connecticut, General Israel Putnam amassed a large collection of books, which was called the Putnam Family Library. The collection was divided among his heirs after his death in 1790. . . . — — Map (db m20129) HM
Underground Railroad Crossings
Underground Railroad crossings, agents, and conductors were common along the Ohio River between Washington County, Ohio and Wood County, Virginia. At Constitution, six miles upriver from Belpre, Judge Ephraim . . . — — Map (db m20130) HM
About 600 feet south of this site and near the river stood Fort Fry occupied during the Indian War 1791–1795.
This fort protected the Waterford settlers during the period of the war. Waterford was founded by the Second Association of . . . — — Map (db m103732) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m228522) HM
On November 12, 1852, the riverboat Buckeye Belle
exploded at this site. Twenty-four people died
and a dozen were injured in the worst steamboat
disaster on the Muskingum River. An eyewitness
described the scene: “The bank of the canal . . . — — Map (db m103735) HM
Luke Chute is the site of an early mill that
harnessed river power. About 1815, Luke Emerson
and Samuel White built a dam part way across
the river. This created a rapid between the shore
and the end of the dam, the chute. Here they
constructed . . . — — Map (db m121906) HM
Marvil Starlin, Sr. (1771-1852) received 100 acres of free land (Lot 6) in
the Allotment between Rainbow and Waterford in the Donation Tract.
A 1798 Waterford Township tax enumeration by Lt. Joseph Frye in
Special Collections at Marietta College . . . — — Map (db m313379) HM
Round Bottom Schoolhouse. Settlement came to Round Bottom in early 1795
following the end of the Indians Wars in what
would become Ohio (1791-1795). Pioneers Allen
Devol, David Wilson, Nathaniel Cushing, Peter Shaw,
and Andrew Story came . . . — — Map (db m121904) HM
The Root Covered Bridge was built over the West Branch of the Little Hocking River in 1878 for Washington County by Marietta bridgebuilder Rolla Merydith. The bridge is 70.5 ft. long and 14 ft. 8 in. wide. It is based on the Long Truss design. The . . . — — Map (db m307487) HM
The Devola Lock was one of eleven built on the Muskingum River from Marietta to Ellis, north of Zanesville, from 1836 to 1841. The locks are approximately thirty-five feet wide and 160 feet long. The State of Ohio funded the project as part of the . . . — — Map (db m18015) HM
Lowell was the site of one of ten wooden covered bridges, built from 1820 to 1887, that crossed the Muskingum River from Marietta to Coshocton. The Lowell bridge was built in 1881. Bridges were built out of wood because there was plenty of lumber . . . — — Map (db m18016) HM
About 800 feet south of this point, on the south bank of the Muskingum River is the site of the
Fortified Settlement
Erected in April, 1799, by Nicholas Coburn, Robert Allison, Nathan Kinney, William Davis and their families, and Oliver . . . — — Map (db m18020) HM
This non-condensing engine with a 12” diameter cylinder and four-foot stroke is one of two first installed on the sternwheel packet CARRIE BROWN (built at Harmar in 1890), which worked the trade between Huntington and Gallipolis. When this . . . — — Map (db m20656) HM
S. W. Corner Campus Martius. the “Stockade” occupied by the First Governor of the N.W. Territory and by Pioneers of Ohio, during The Indian War, 1791-95. Erected by the New Century Historical Society Jan. . . . — — Map (db m169649) HM
This house was one of the dwellings in Campus Martius. The fortification erected by the Ohio Company when the first settlement in the Northwest Territory was lake at Mariette in 1788. It stood next to the southeast blockhouse and was built by . . . — — Map (db m260983) HM
Catherine Fay Ewing. Catherine Fay Ewing is credited with starting the Children’s Home System in Ohio. Born on July 12, 1822, in Westboro, Massachusetts,. her family moved to Marietta in 1835. At age sixteen, Catherine studied to be a teacher . . . — — Map (db m103673) HM
Built in 1992 by local businesses. Planted and maintained each year by the Rotary Club of Marietta-Morning. Named in honor of our first president, mentor, friend and caretaker of this garden William Charles Schob. — — Map (db m172108) HM
Home of Thomas Cisler, which
overlooked the Thomas Cisler and Son
brickyard. He and son Thomas H.
Cisler were business, civic, and
religious leaders. First house in
Marietta with indoor plumbing and a
bathroom. Occupied by Lillian E.
Cisler, . . . — — Map (db m171991) HM
Hildebrand was born on May 29, 1800
near Cold Springs, PA and moved tó
Washington County, OH in 1814. Here
he joined the local militia as drummer
boy. In 1828 he was commissioned a
Maj. Gen. in the State Militia. At the
outbreak of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m178137) HM
Established in 1992 by the Marietta Tourist and Convention Bureau to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America. Maintained with care by the Rotary Club of Marietta-Morning. — — Map (db m172117) HM
Organized September 5th, 1818, under name of “First Baptist Church of Marietta Township,” the first record on the church book is “On Saturday, the fifth day of September, 1818 A.D., we, Ephraim Emerson, Wm. Churchill, John . . . — — Map (db m103479) HM
First Congregational Church, chartered in 1796, was the N.W. Territory's first organized church. Dedicated 1809 using Rufus Putnam's “Two Horn” plan, the first building burned in 1905. This church built 1906. — — Map (db m20649) HM
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m. The first church in Marietta, organized Dec. 6, 1796. The present building is patterned after the original church, familiarly known to settlers as the “Two Horned Church.” Visitors are . . . — — Map (db m20650) HM
Flatboats were designed to carry cargo downstream, floating with the current. With flat bottoms, they were easily built to any size desired. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, they were a major method of transportation for settlers . . . — — Map (db m20178) HM
Fort Harmar, a military outpost, was built on the west side of the Muskingum River, in 1785. Pentagonal in shape, it enclosed 3/4 of an acre with 12' to 15' timber walls. Inside were soldier barracks and officer quarters with gardens and orchards . . . — — Map (db m209280) HM
Marietta and the Mid Ohio Valley area have always known that the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers will at times flow through the streets of our communities. On September 17,2004, we once again prepared ourselves and our belongings to be moved to higher and . . . — — Map (db m149712) HM
Lafayette
Landed at this point, May 25, 1825
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Returning in 1824 to the young Nation he had greatly assisted during the Revolutionary War, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du . . . — — Map (db m20736) HM
Oldest building in Northwest Territory. From 1788 Gen. Rufus Putnam recorded war veteran land grants and sales. Maintained Ohio Company surveys and maps.
The Rotary Club of Marietta
Marking a Place in History with Service Since . . . — — Map (db m20183) HM
(Left Side Panel): Life on the River “Wheel Coal - Sleep - Eat - Wheel Coal: If there was such a thing as a typical day in the life of a deckhand...that would be it.” - W.V. Torner, recalling life as a deckhand.
Towboats . . . — — Map (db m20578) HM
Local Lodge History
The Marietta Moose Lodge was officially chartered on June 1, 1957. The Lodge has been located in four different locations over this time including the basement of Willard School (this building has since been . . . — — Map (db m209673) HM
Built 1899 to serve adjacent locks which replaced those of 1840’s on Harmar side. Locks and dam removed 1968. Muskingum was first canalized U.S. river — — Map (db m103279) HM
This hilltop was included in the tract of
land designated as "commons ground” by an
act of the Ohio Company of Associates on
July 9. 1788.
About 1882, the Strecker family began
maintenance of the historic site. In March,
1927 it became a . . . — — Map (db m221028) HM
The Kiwanis Club of Marietta
has provided this Lookout Point
so that you who visit here might
better view, understand, and
appreciate the scenic panorama.
of this beautiful and historic
community.
To our guests we extend a most
cordial . . . — — Map (db m209380) HM
This community bus stop was originally built by Rotarians as a service
project. In 2014 this larger and more open building was erected by
Rotarians to provide safe shelter for the residents of Marietta and
Washington County. The Rotary Club of . . . — — Map (db m209241) HM
The Ohio and Muskingum Rivers have always
flooded but floods have usually come slowly and
predictably. Flood stage here is 535 feet: that
is when the river level is 20 feet above normal.
Since 1810, floods have come an average of once
every 3 . . . — — Map (db m209249) HM
Directly across from this spot was Picketed Point, a fortification erected for the protection of the early settlers from hostile Indians. Within the stockade were dwellings, the first store and the first tavern in the Northwest Territory. Marquis de . . . — — Map (db m103236) HM
In naming this facility, Marietta College recognizes a family of newspaper publishers who contributed greatly to the enhancement of life in this area. The ownership of the Marietta Times for 84 years (1890-1974) and its management for nearly a . . . — — Map (db m302830) HM
The Presbyterian Church was built here in 1865. The new First Presbyterian Church, to the left, was built in 1897. In 2014, the original church was removed for the 2016 creation of the Memorial Garden. Elements of the original church include the . . . — — Map (db m143560) HM
Sculpted for Marietta's Sesquicentennial by Gutzon Borglum
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Dedicated July 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a tribute to those farsighted pioneers who journeyed here . . . — — Map (db m20674) HM
Erected by the Marietta Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, as a memorial to the revolutionary soldiers buried in Marietta and to honor the heroic men and women who faced the wilderness with courage and hope to create the Great Northwest. . . . — — Map (db m103515) WM
This group of Revolutionary and Pioneer figures represents the start of American government west of the thirteen original states. Mt. Rushmore's Gutzon Borglum sculptured, from native sandstone, the memorial which was dedicated at the . . . — — Map (db m209289) HM
MIGHTY RIVER
Although it remains an unpredictable force of nature, the Ohio River was far more volatile a century ago. Thirty-foot floods could wash away everything along the river's edge, only to be followed by dry spells that would lower the . . . — — Map (db m21676) HM
Built 1822 for H.P. Wilcox. Home of Col. John Mills and sons, William and John, 1836-1936 Marietta College president's home since 1937. — — Map (db m143589) HM
The origin and disappearance of the prehistoric Moundbuilders has long been shrouded in mystery. "Conus" is the burial place of chieftains. The mounds and earthworks were constructed between 800 B.C. and 700 A.D. These early inhabitants . . . — — Map (db m314102) HM
A work of the Moundbuilders, reserved for the public use by the Founders of Marietta in 1788. Set aside as a cemetery in 1800. First burial was in 1801.
“I know many of the Ohio Company personally. Never were men better calculated to . . . — — Map (db m103642) HM
Muskingum Academy 1797 Birth of Higher Education in Ohio
In April 1797, a committee of Marietta citizens, led by General Rufus Putnam, met to establish an academy suitable for preparatory instruction for their youth. Muskingdum Academy, . . . — — Map (db m224970) HM
In 1878 the Corps of Engineers found that the
Muskingum River above Dam No. I could provide
shelter from river ice for Ohio River steamboats.
This Ice harbor needed access through Dam
No. 1 but the old Harmar lock was too small.
In 1891 a . . . — — Map (db m209285) HM
President Theodore Roosevelt and W. H. Taft spoke here in 1912. President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the “Start Westward” sesquicentennial monument in 1938. — — Map (db m20603) HM
The Muskingum River played a starring
role in Northwest Territory
history, traveled by native tribesmen,
traders, hunters, and missionaries, as
well as early settlers and their
families. Homes and farms were established,
mills built, and the . . . — — Map (db m209286) HM
Muskingtum River Underground Railroad
People living in Marietta and along the Muskingum River shared a history of slavery opposition. Manasseh Cutler, from Massachusetts and an Ohio Land Company agent, helped draft the Ordinance of 1787 that . . . — — Map (db m21653) HM
The name "Muskingum" comes from Indian
words meaning "elk's eye. In pioneer times, elk.
deer, bear, wolves. mountain lions, and small
herds of American bison roamed the area.
Flocks of passenger pigeons nested in hardwood
forests. Dense paw paw . . . — — Map (db m209251) HM
Here the new United States of America found, through Northwest territory, the first and common offspring of thirteen discordant and disputatious states, her formula to eminence among all the governments of mankind.
To those unfamed citizens who . . . — — Map (db m20654) HM
With a mission to protect citizens at home and abroad, the Ohio National Guard was originally established as the Northwest Territory Militia in Marietta on July 25, 1788 and has fought in every war since the War of 1812. Built in 1914, this Ohio . . . — — Map (db m224966) HM
The Ohio River Sternwheel Festival was the brainchild of Harry J. Robinson and Captains Gene Fitch
and Bob Limle. The first Ohio River Sternwheel
Festival took place in 1976, the weekend after
Labor Day. This festival was held to . . . — — Map (db m178134) HM
The Harmar Lock, located on the west side of the Muskingum River, was constructed in 1841 as Lock No. 1 of the lock and dam system. which was essential to navigation on this river. Its location was of great economic importance to Harmar. The . . . — — Map (db m209284) HM
The steamboat TELL CITY was built in 1889 and named for Tell City, Ind. She carried passenger and freight on the Ohio River until she sank following an accident at Little Hocking, Ohio on April 6, 1917.
The Pilothouse was removed from the wreck . . . — — Map (db m20635) HM
Erected by the New Century Historical Society to record the names and commemorate the landing near this spot of the pioneer families of the Ohio Company August nineteenth 1788. Their homes were established in Campus Martius.
Benjamin Tupper . . . — — Map (db m20637) HM
This land at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers was part of a million-and-a-half acre tract made available by the Northwest Territory Ordinance of 1787, and purchased by the Ohio Company of Associates for resale and settlement. Many of . . . — — Map (db m168466) HM
This span crossing the Muskingum
is the fifth at this site. The first,
built in 1880, had six timber and
iron trusses resting on seven
stone piers, Swing spans at each
end allowed boats to pass, The
west side lock was soon to be replaced . . . — — Map (db m209248) HM
A bridge built by the Railroad in 1859 was the first to cross the Muskingum at Marietta so that passengers and freight could reach the train depot in Harmar. From 1837 to 1890, Harmar was a separate community and the arrival of the railroad in 1857 . . . — — Map (db m209282) HM
RIVER TOWN
"The settlement of the Ohio country, sir, engrosses many of my thoughts... and if I am to form an opinion on what I have seen and heard on the subject, there are thousands in this quarter who will emigrate to that country." - . . . — — Map (db m21678) HM
Boyhood home of U.S. VP Charles G. Dawes, Marietta College graduate and Trustee, awarded Nobel Prize, ambassador to England, author WWI German reparations plan. — — Map (db m143556) HM
Transportation and tourism visionary and owner-manager of the Lafayette Hotel, “put Marietta on the map” by convincing the federal government to locate I-77 near historic Marietta.
The Rotary Club of Marietta gratefully . . . — — Map (db m103185) HM
Hopewell sacred walled way from Quadranaou to river. Earthen walls removed in 1843 by local brickmaker. The Rotary Club of Marietta Marking a place in history with service since 1921 — — Map (db m169633) HM
History Of The Harmar Bridge
Initially built as a covered bridge in 1856, the Harmar Bridge was converted to a railroad bridge in the 1860s, making it one of the first iron bridges during the Civil War, the oldest swinging railroad bridge . . . — — Map (db m209333) HM
It is said that eight thousand families live in shanty boats along the Ohio River, and float from town to town, feeling as happy as if they owned the earth. We have our proportion in this neighborhood. ~The Marietta Register, 1891 What is a . . . — — Map (db m169640) HM
Sewah Studios was founded in 1927 by Mr. E. M. Hawes and began operations on Marietta's west side at the site of the former Stevens Organ Factory. That facility was destroyed by fire in 1932 and a new factory was built on the Millgate property on . . . — — Map (db m114539) HM
One of the first industries in Marietta was shipbuilding. Due to the abundance of trees and the shipbuilding talent of the New England settlers, twenty-nine ocean-going vessels were built in eight shipyards from 1800 to 1812. In 1845 shipbuilding . . . — — Map (db m103231) HM
Built 1852 for J.B. Shipman, purchased 1877 by Elizabeth and M.C. Professor J.L. Mills whose descendants were occupants until 1961. Mills establishes Elizabeth College for women in 1893. — — Map (db m143563) HM
This stone is placed to keep
In remembrance the Historic
Point where dwelt during four
Years of Indian War 1791-1795
Early settlers of Ohio. — — Map (db m20731) HM
1788 Pioneer use of the Book of Common Prayer preceded Judge Arius Nye's 1826 founding of St. Luke's parish. The Reverend John Wheat's nurture led to the first church--1833. This church built 1856. — — Map (db m149688) HM
Side A
Martin Luther (1483-1546) proclaimed that we understand from Scripture alone (sola scriptura), are declared right by God through faith alone (sola fide), and are saved by God's grace alone (sola gratia), through Christ alone (sola . . . — — Map (db m143562) HM
Marietta’s second oldest, the German Evangelical “Kirche” built 1849. Became St. Paul’s Evangelical Church 1872. English sermons began in 1909. — — Map (db m103541) HM
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