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Historical Markers in Powhatan Point, Ohio

 
Clickable Map of Belmont County, Ohio and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Belmont County, OH (77) Guernsey County, OH (51) Harrison County, OH (42) Jefferson County, OH (96) Monroe County, OH (26) Noble County, OH (18) Marshall County, WV (48) Ohio County, WV (176)  BelmontCounty(77) Belmont County (77)  GuernseyCounty(51) Guernsey County (51)  HarrisonCounty(42) Harrison County (42)  JeffersonCounty(96) Jefferson County (96)  MonroeCounty(26) Monroe County (26)  NobleCounty(18) Noble County (18)  MarshallCountyWest Virginia(48) Marshall County (48)  OhioCounty(176) Ohio County (176)
St. Clairsville is the county seat for Belmont County
Powhatan Point is in Belmont County
      Belmont County (77)  
ADJACENT TO BELMONT COUNTY
      Guernsey County (51)  
      Harrison County (42)  
      Jefferson County (96)  
      Monroe County (26)  
      Noble County (18)  
      Marshall County, West Virginia (48)  
      Ohio County, West Virginia (176)  
 
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1 Ohio, Belmont County, Powhatan Point — George Washington
Near Railroad Avenue, 0.2 miles south of Mellott Street.
On his journey down the Ohio River, Wednesday, October 24, 1770 noted in his diary "at the mouth of it (Captina Creek) we came abt 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and finding nobody there, we agreed to camp." Camped on return trip November 14 just above . . . Map (db m78500) HM
2 Ohio, Belmont County, Powhatan Point — 13-7 — Powhatan Point
Near Mellot Street, 0.1 miles south of Main Street.
First surveyed in 1849, Powhatan Point was laid out by Franklin Knox. The "point" is the confluence of Captina Creek and the Ohio River. The small but thriving river and farming community served York Township and the rich Captina Valley as a . . . Map (db m78499) HM
3 Ohio, Belmont County, Powhatan Point — 6-7 — The Coal Industry at Powhatan Point / Powhatan Disaster, 1944
Near Allen Avenue at Philip Street.
Side 1 The Coal Industry at Powhatan Point The Pittsburgh No. 8 coal seam, located 100 feet below river level at Powhatan Point, extends across much of eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. The Cleveland and . . . Map (db m78501) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024