Description: View of Front Street in Marietta, Ohio. Shows Thomas Wells and Co. and the News Depot, ca. 1850-1859. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00200
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Marietta; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This appears to be a photograph of a painting. The place on the bottom reads "Marietta Ohio as it was in [1840]. It is near the site of Fort Harmar which was built in 1785 and demolished in 1791. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F06_004_001
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.;
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Marietta College, originally called Muskingum Academy, was founded in 1797. It is one of 37 Revolutionary Colleges which are colleges founded before the 18th century. It became Marietta College in 1835. The college is located in Marietta, Ohio, along the Ohio River, at the confluence of the Muskingum River. Marietta, the first city established in the Northwest Territory, was founded in 1788. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F06_001_001
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Marietta College; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is a reproduction of a print depicting the courthouse and jail in Marietta, built in 1798. The structure was built at the southeast corner of today's Second and Putnam Streets. (Original print is in "American Pioneer," opposite page 163, call number V 977.05 Am35 v. 1.) The caption reads: "Court House and Jail at Marietta, Ohio, Built in 1798." The two-story structure is surrounded by a fence. Three human figures are standing near the fence; a fourth figure and a horse and wagon are visible in the street. In the distance, several hills form a backdrop for other buildings. Originally known as Adelphia, meaning "brotherhood," Marietta was the first permanent settlement of the United States of America in the territory north and west of the Ohio River. It also was the first settlement founded by the Ohio Company of Associates in the Northwest Territory in 1788. The company's investors renamed the community after Queen Marie Antoinette of France, in honor of France's contributions to the U.S. victory in the American Revolution. The first settlers were led by Rufus Putnam, who was one of the Ohio Company's early investors. He chose a site along the Ohio River at its junction with the Muskingum River, not far from Fort Harmar. Originally, settlers from New England made up the population of Marietta. People from Virginia and Kentucky later moved to the area as well. On July 9, 1788, the Northwest Territory's first governor, Arthur St. Clair, came to Marietta. The territory was officially established, as was Washington County; Marietta became the county seat. As the population of the Northwest Territory grew, the people of Marietta hoped that their community would become the capital of the future state. They supported St. Clair's plan to divide the territory in a different way than the Northwest Ordinance had originally planned. They believed that the governor's plans would make Marietta more prominent. But in the end, St. Clair's plan was not accepted by Congress. Because of its location along the Ohio River, Marietta became a major trading center in the Northwest Territory and later in the state of Ohio. The community became one of the earliest settlements in Ohio to have a state-chartered bank in 1808. In addition to agriculture and trade with the East, Marietta was also known for its shipbuilding industry. Ships, barges and flatboats moved from Marietta down the Ohio River to the Mississippi River and then to New Orleans and to ports in the East. In spite of its early growth, Marietta was surpassed by other towns as other forms of transportation came to Ohio. Canals, the National Road, and the railroads made all parts of the state accessible. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05767
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Marietta (Ohio); Courthouses--Ohio--History
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "MARIETTA, O. interior of Remington Rand Corp. safe and cabinet division at Marietta." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F06_002_001
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Remington Rand, Inc.; Safes
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Grindstones - Constitution, Ohio near Marietta Washington County." The Constitution Grindstone Company was located about six miles south of Marietta and five miles north of Belpre in a rural area called Constitution. The company produced about 90 percent of the heavy stone grinding wheels nationwide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F10_015_1
Subjects: Industry; Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Grindstones
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Marietta, O. Mid-east regatta," View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F06_003_001
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Regattas
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group portrait of eleven young women, taken in a photography studio in Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1861-1865. Ten of the women are gathered around a woman in the center who appears slightly older than the others. The photograph is oval-shaped and presented in an oval-shaped mat. Text on the frame reads "Photographed by CADWALLADER & TAPPAN. Front St. over the Bank, Marietta, Ohio." Bits of ephemera are affixed to the frame, including what appear to be a stamp, a label for headache powder, and a label from the India Spice Drug Co. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5739_01
Subjects: Teenagers; Women--Ohio; Civil War 1861-1865; Photography--Ohio--History--19th century
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Re-enactment of the landing of the pioneers at Marietta, Ohio to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first settlers arrival in the Northwest Territory in 1788. The re-enactors traveled on the Ohio River and landed at Marietta on April 7, 1938. Participants in the re-enactment are dressed as pioneers, Native Americans and soldiers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01142
Subjects: Ohio River; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Marietta (Ohio)
 

Description: Re-enactment of the landing of the pioneers at Marietta, Ohio to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first settlers arrival in the Northwest Territory in 1788. The re-enactors traveled on the Ohio River and landed at Marietta on April 7, 1938. Participants in the re-enactment are dressed as pioneers, Native Americans and soldiers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01141
Subjects: Ohio River; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Marietta (Ohio)
 

Description: Re-enactment of the landing of the pioneers at Marietta, Ohio to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first settlers arrival in the Northwest Territory in 1788. The re-enactors traveled on the Ohio River and landed at Marietta on April 7, 1938. Participants in the re-enactment are dressed as pioneers, Native Americans and soldiers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01143
Subjects: Ohio River; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Marietta (Ohio)
 

Description: Riverboat that says "Hall and Best" at Kerr's Island, Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1860-1880. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00199
Subjects: Washington County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)