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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OEM_josiah-fox_Martins-Ferry-OH.html
A Quaker, he wielded great influence
in ship design during the
early years of our country
1794 clerk, United States War Department
1795- 1798 assistant Navy Constructor
1798- 1801 Navy Constructor and Superintendent of
Buildings, Gosport, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ODP_concord-hicksite_Martins-Ferry-OH.html
Colerain Township was the location of the
earliest Quaker settlement and the first
organized Friends Meeting in Ohio. The first
meeting house was built in 1800. The log
structure burned and was replaced with
this brick building in 1815.
The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIY8_william-dean-howells-james-arlington-wright_Martins-Ferry-OH.html
Side A: William Dean Howells"The Dean of American Letters"Author, editor, and social critic William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was born in Martins Ferry, the son of an itinerant printer and publisher. Self-educated, Howells learned the printer's cra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIXM_martins-ferry-pioneers_Martins-Ferry-OH.html
To the sturdy pioneerswho made their homes hereas early as1785giving to Ohioit's first organized government andto the city ofMartins Ferrythe honor of beingthe oldest in the state
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIXL_elizabeth-zane_Martins-Ferry-OH.html
In memory ofElizabeth Zanewhose heroic deedsaved Fort Henry in 1782
Erected May 30, 1928
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIXJ_walnut-grove-cemetery_Martins-Ferry-OH.html
Side A:The Walnut Grove Cemetery is the burial place of members of the Zane and Martin families. Their graves lie within the brick enclosure. The cemetery is also the resting-place of many early Martins Ferry residents, including veterans of the R…