Belmont County. On September 7, 1801, Belmont County became the ninth county in what became the State of Ohio. On April 1, 1803, the state’s first General Assembly appointed a commission to determine if it was necessary to move the county . . . — — Map (db m214486) HM
Blaine Hill "S" Bridge
The first Blaine Hill Bridge was constructed in 1828 as part of the National Road, the nation's first federally funded highway. This three-arch S-shaped structure, 345 feet in length, spans Wheeling Creek (a tributary of . . . — — Map (db m12618) HM
William Jackson of Belmont County, Ohio, is arrested as a Fugitive Slave at Zanesville. Abolitionists and Pro-Slavery men clash in court over the arrest but the federal marshal succeeds in maintaining custody of his prisoner, though a riot ensues at . . . — — Map (db m280934) HM
With ready access to raw materials, fuel, skilled labor, and transportation, the Ohio Valley became the center of the American glass industry during the late 1800s. Among dozens of local manufacturers, the Imperial Glass Company, founded in 1901 by . . . — — Map (db m28439) HM
Governor Wilson Shannon (1802–1877),
Ohio, first native-born governor, Wilson Shannon was born in February 1802 in the Mt. Olivet area near Barnesville. After attending Ohio University and studying law in Kentucky, he returned to Belmont . . . — — Map (db m21055) HM
The bridge was built in 1828 and is 345 feet in length and rises at a 6.3% incline from the east to the west with a 500 foot climb to the top of the hill. The arches are 25 feet, 35 feet and 45 feet in length and were originally earthen filled. . . . — — Map (db m226612) HM
In 1816, with a strong interest in internal improvements, the legislatures of Virginia and Ohio authorized the formation of the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company (Belmont because the bridge company was to connect from Wheeling, Virginia to . . . — — Map (db m230968) HM
Built 1891
Relocated 1975
This covered bridge was donated to Belmont County by Fairfield County, Ohio. Belmont County's last covered bridge located on Captina Creek, was destroyed in 1953.
County Commissioners
Aj Sargus • J. F. Giffen • C. . . . — — Map (db m271648) HM
Amrine Settlement. The first permanent settlement in the Marysville area, was founded in 1817 by Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Amrine (1761-1849) and his sons. The Amrines emigrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s and, . . . — — Map (db m247805) HM
In memory of Enos and Elizabeth Mercer Matson
who came here in 1836
Peter and Jane Dawson Matson
who came here in 1845
these two brothers and their families
came from St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio — — Map (db m195957) HM
Ground was broken for the National Road in Ohio in front of the Belmont County Courthouse in St. Clairsville on July 4, 1825.
St. Clairsville was originally platted as Newellstown in 1803, the same year Ohio became a state. As the seat of Belmont . . . — — Map (db m209538) HM
Coal Seam
The Pittsburgh Coal Seam is the thickest and most extensive coal bed in the Appalachian Basin. The Upper Pennsylvanian Pittsburgh coal bed extends over 11,000 square miles through 63 counties. It extends from Allegany County, . . . — — Map (db m182022) HM
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