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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Marietta, Ohio
Marietta is the county seat for Washington County
Marietta is in Washington County
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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
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