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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Washington County, Ohio
Marietta is the county seat for Washington County
Adjacent to Washington County, Ohio
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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
Ohio's oldest former bank.
Built 1805 as home of
General Israel Putnam's
grandson, David. Marietta's
first bank was co-occupant
after 1807. — — Map (db m209301) 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
Rowing was organized at Marietta
College in 1871. Marietta raced the
Duquesne Boat Club here in 1879, the
first regatta. In 1880 a boathouse was
built on the east bank of the Muskingum.
It was swept away by the 1913 flood.
Crew had died out by . . . — — Map (db m209279) 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 m209310) 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
You are cordially invited to visit one of the last of the Mark Twain Era steam towboats used so successfully on the Mississippi and Ohio River systems during the past century. This boat was presented to the Ohio Historical Society in September 1955 . . . — — Map (db m20633) HM
The first steamboat to travel the Muskingum River was a side-wheeler, the Rufus Putnam built in Marietta. Her journey north to Zanesville began on January 9. 1824. After the lock and dam system was completed in 1841. packetboats such as The Lorena. . . . — — Map (db m209278) HM
The lodge was organized in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1776, by Connecticut soldiers in the Continental Army. It met when and where it could during the Revolutionary War. By tradition, the lodge's name and seal were suggested by Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m20669) HM
A fine example of Gothic Revival architecture was built in 1855 for Melvin C. Clarke, a lawyer who died in the Civil War at Antietam. Later owned by the Nye and Bosley families.
The house is a treasure of fine woodwork, furnishings and changing . . . — — Map (db m143557) HM
To record the names of the forty-eight pioneers who landed near this spot, April 7, 1788.
Haffield White •
Jethro Putnam •
Ezekiel Cooper •
Amos Porter •
Allen Putnam •
Jervis Cutler •
Benjamin Shaw •
Oliver Dodge •
Henry Maxon . . . — — Map (db m103259) HM
The Holden House
408 Front Street
Built in 1852, this house is located on Ministerial land leased to Edwin Putnam in 1809.
The house was built for Joseph Holden, born in Massachusetts, in Dec. of 1767. It was later owned by William . . . — — Map (db m20182) HM
The Northwest Ordinance, 1787. Following the establishment of the public land system in 1785, the Continental Congress appointed a committee, chaired by James Monroe, to establish government in the new territory north and west of the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m20653) HM
Look carefully and you might see the Ohio River’s wild side! During the warmer months, great blue herons wade the shallows while osprey fly overhead in search of fish. Bald eagles and waterfowl visit in winter, driven by northern cold to find food . . . — — Map (db m103241) HM
Built in 1822 by Postmaster Henry P. Wilcox, the property was acquired in 1837 by Colonel John Mills, a founder of the college. It passed to his sons John and William Webster Mills, graduates of the college and, like their father, longtime trustees . . . — — Map (db m103465) HM
The roadway down to the river from this point was once the busy route for freight and passengers using the many steamboats that served Marietta. For more than 100 years, boats in a variety of trades on the Ohio and Muskingum rivers made this landing . . . — — Map (db m103234) HM
Side A:
The W.P. SNYDER Jr. is one of the few links between the age of steam-powered, stern-wheeled towboats and the diesel-powered, propeller-driven vessels that push barges on America's rivers today. The James Rees and Sons Company in . . . — — Map (db m20632) HM
The W.P. Snyder Jr. is a steam-powered towboat. It moved barges loaded with coal, iron ore, and steel along the Monongahela and Ohio rivers.
When it was launched in 1918, the boat was originally owned by Carnegie Steel and operated as . . . — — Map (db m20678) HM
What would the life of one of the men or women who worked on the W.P. Snyder Jr. be like? The Ohio River Museum offers tours that provide an opportunity to explore the decks of this historic vessel.
Imagine living on the boat all day. What . . . — — Map (db m20680) HM
America's Veterans have our undying gratitude in
time of war and in time of peace. This monument
is dedicated to our Washington County Veterans
and all who have served in the name of Liberty. — — Map (db m209313) WM
In recognition of the Patriotism of the People of Washington County who so generously purchased War Savings Stamps in 1918 this tablet is gratefully erected by the Ohio War Savings Committee — — Map (db m209240) HM
Gettysburg • Mission Ridge • Shiloh • Corinth • Antietam
Erected in memory of the soldiers of Washington Co. Ohio, who lost their lives in the U.S. service in the war for the suppression of the rebellion of 1861.
Washington County was . . . — — Map (db m209287) WM
Three courthouses since 1797
have provided the law and
justice structures, the taxing
and records systems, and the
governing commission for the
once largest county in Ohio. — — Map (db m209239) HM
Lord God of Hosts
be with us yet
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
In honor of the men and women of
this community who served in the
World Wars
W.W. I 1917-1918 • W.W. II 1941-1945
Korea
They grow not old, as
we . . . — — Map (db m20667) WM
The Muskingam River is formed 112 miles upstream at Coshocton by the Walhonding and Tuscarawas Rivers. The river and its tributaries drain 8051 square miles making it the largest watershed within the state. Throughout history severe flooding . . . — — Map (db m210077) HM
"No colony in America was ever settled under such favorable auspices as that which has just commenced at the Muskingum. Information, property and strength, will be its characteristics… If I was a . . . — — Map (db m209342) HM
Side A
Richardson was born on May 25, 1824 in Washington County, PA. He graduated from Washington College in 1844 and moved to Ohio to be a teacher. In 1846 he enlisted In the Third Ohio Infantry and served in the Mexican War. He was . . . — — Map (db m143587) HM
Once we had the most!
Ohio once had more covered bridges than any other state! A conservative guess is that Ohio once had over 2,000 of these bridges. Today, the national leader is Pennsylvania, but Ohio's remaining covered bridges are . . . — — Map (db m159735) HM
Matamoras
Ohio
1846
James Riggs Family
First Settlers on the Site of
Matamoras in 1797
Founded in 1846 by
Stinson Burris, Adam Cline
and Henry Sheets
Incorporated in 1861
Named after Matamoros, Mexico
Industry — . . . — — Map (db m114688) HM
Alice Young · Carl Henkelman · Winton Newman · Raymond Jones · John L. Gorum · Edward Rush · Howard Mount · David Dunn · William Hanlon · Robert Haught · Mersom Roberts — — Map (db m114689) WM
Frontier Boat Launch
Partners in Action – Working together to serve people and care for the land of southeast Ohio
The Frontier Boat Launch opened in spring 2011. Ohio is in the top ten in the nation for boating, with 400,000 registered . . . — — Map (db m114694) HM
Captain Gordon C. Greene, a veteran riverman, was born in Newport, Ohio, on September 8, 1862. In 1890 he started the “Greene Line” with the “Henry K. Bedford,” a small shallow draft steamer: he owned twenty-five packets . . . — — Map (db m41723) HM
Ephraim Cutler (1767-1853) arrived in Marietta from Connecticut in 1795. Prominent in southeast Ohio, Cutler was appointed judge of the court of common pleas and justice of the peace, surveyed land for the Ohio Company, and was a trustee of Ohio . . . — — Map (db m103728) HM
Thomas E. Brandt
Pfc USMC
Brag 2002-2004 •
Kenneth Dailey
WW1 T/Sgt.
Husband & Dad •
MM2 2 Harold E. Hall
US Navy WW11 1943-1946
USNR Korea 1950-1951 •
MMCS Robert L. Hall
US Navy Vietnam 1967-1971
USNK 1975-1996 •
Daniel O. . . . — — Map (db m190606) WM
Waterford Township was organized in 1790. The “Donation Grant” of 1792 to Rufus Putnam stipulated the “Peninsula” was to be the community of Waterford. It was laid out in 3 acre lots, first owned by the Devol Family and later . . . — — Map (db m103729) HM
The first bridge across the Little Muskingum in this location was built in
1871. It was destroyed in a flood, but replaced by a covered bridge built
by the Smith Bridge Company in 1876. Built using the Smith Truss design
it was sturdy enough to . . . — — Map (db m166304) HM
The Birth Place
The birth of Ohio's petroleum industry began in south-
eastern Ohio in 1814 near the village of South Olive,
not too far from here. They weren't looking for oil... they
were drilling a well for brine (salt water). Pockets . . . — — Map (db m166303) HM
Why were bridges covered?
Why do you think covered bridges were covered? To
keep the rain or snow off of travelers? Maybe to protect
the plank roadways of the bridges? No - roofs were put
on the bridges to keep the main structural timbers . . . — — Map (db m166302) HM
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