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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEBF_river-town-sails-and-steam-the-highway-west_Marietta-OH.html
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." - Rufus Put…
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MIGHTY RIVERAlthough it remains an unpredictable force of nature, the Ohio River was far more volatile a century ago. Thirty-foot floods could wash away everything along the river's edge, only to be followed by dry spells that would lower the wate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEAR_muskingum-river-underground-railroad-marietta-leaders-of-the-underground-railroad_Marietta-OH.html
Muskingtum River Underground RailroadPeople living in Marietta and along the Muskingum River shared a history of slavery opposition. Manasseh Cutler, from Massachusetts and an Ohio Land Company agent, helped draft the Ordinance of 1787 that prohib…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDOV_pioneer-marietta_Marietta-OH.html
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 o…
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[Main Top Plaque] The inscription appearing belowIs a replica of the one engraved on a lead plaqueBuried on this spot on August 15th, 1749 byCELORON De BLAINVILLEAnd of which a fragment recovered in 1798Is preserved by the American Antiquarian …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNV_lewis-and-clark-expedition-letter-to-the-president_Marietta-OH.html
[Marker Front]:The Lewis and Clark ExpeditionMeriwether Lewis arrived in Marietta on September 13, 1803. His descent of the Ohio River aboard a keelboat began his expedition to explore the West. Included among his crew was 18-year old George Shann…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNR_lafayette_Marietta-OH.html
LafayetteLanded at this point, May 25, 1825——— · · · ——— Returning in 1824 to the young Nation he had greatly assisted during the Revolutionary War, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNO_southern-boundary-picketed-point_Marietta-OH.html
This stone is placed to keepIn remembrance the HistoricPoint where dwelt during fourYears of Indian War 1791-1795Early settlers of Ohio.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNL_site-of-the-united-states-fort-harmar_Marietta-OH.html
Garrisoned by U.S. troops 1785 to 1790Headquarters 1786 and 1788 ofGen. Josiah Harmar of PA.General-in-Chief U.S.A.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDNJ_fort-harmar_Marietta-OH.html
Built 1785 by U.S. Major John Doughty's federal troops. Named for General Josiah Harmar. Troops twice battled Indians in western Ohio.
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