Second Capital of Ohio

Second Capital of Ohio (HM16C)

Location: Zanesville, OH 43701 Muskingum County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 56.423', W 82° 0.418'

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In 1809 the citizens of Zanesville erected a building on this site which served as the capitol of Ohio from October 1, 1810, until May 1, 1812. The 9th and 10th sessions of the Ohio General Assembly met here before returning to Chillicothe in May 1812. The building was then used as the Muskingum County Courthouse until the present courthouse was built in 1874. The 1809 date stone from the old building was incorporated into the new building and may be seen over the front steps.

In 1809 both Zanesville and Putnam (then a separate town across the Muskingum River) vied to become the capital city of Ohio. Zanesville erected a new county courthouse and Putnam erected a new school building—both towns hoping that the state legislature would find their building suitable for the state house. When the legislature settled on Zanesville the Putnam building, known as the Stone Academy, was used as a school and as a meeting place. The Ohio Anti-Slavery Convention was held there in 1835.

Details

HM Number	HM16C
Series	This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
Tags	Buildings, Events, Settlements and Settlers
Marker Number	7-60
Year Placed	1991
Placed By	Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County, the Muskingum County Commissioners, and the Ohio Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 11:40pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17S E 413970 N 4421625
Decimal Degrees	39.94038333, -82.00696667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 39° 56.423', W 82° 0.418'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	39° 56' 25.38" N, 82° 0' 25.08" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	740
Closest Postal Address	At or near 425 Main St, Zanesville OH 43701, US
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