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: Caption reads: Campus Martius House. Marietta, Ohio. This house is also known as the Rufus Putnam House. This copied photograph is a view of the front exterior of the Rufus Putnam Residence in Marietta, Ohio, windows boarded, in its original location. It was one of the dwellings within Campus Martius, the fortification erected by the Ohio Company settlers, ca. 1790-1799, to protect the settlement from Native American attacks. General Rufus Putnam was a Revolutionary War veteran and member of the Ohio Company who helped to found Marietta, Ohio and open the Northwest Territory for settlement. Putnam established the first Ohio Company settlement on the banks of the Ohio River. Known originally as Adelphia, the community soon became known as Marietta. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F18_001_1
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824; Campus Martius (Marietta, Ohio); Forts & fortifications--1770-1800
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Rufus Putnam House in Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, Ohio." This is a view of the entrance of the Rufus Putnam Residence in Marietta, Ohio. It was one of the dwellings in Campus Martius, the fortification erected by the Ohio Company, ca. 1790-1799. The plaque next to the door reads: "This house was one of the dwellings in Campus Martius, the fortification erected by the Ohio Company when the first settlement in the Northwest Territory was made at Marietta in 1788. It stood next to the southeast blockhouse and was built by General Rufas Putnam, who made it his home until his death in 1824. It then became the property of Judge Arius NYL from whose daughter Minerva Tupper NYL it was purchased in 1919 by the State of Ohio. Erected by the Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution in 1927." General Rufus Putnam was a Revolutionary War veteran and member of the Ohio Company who helped to found Marietta, Ohio and open the Northwest Territory for settlement. Putnam established the first Ohio Company settlement on the banks of the Ohio River. Known originally as Adelphia, the community soon became known as Marietta. To protect the settlement from Native American attacks, the settlers built a fortification known as the Campus Martius. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F01_008_1
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824; Campus Martius (Marietta, Ohio); Forts & fortifications--1770-1800
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: A view of the Ohio River from Marietta, Ohio. Marietta was known for its ship building, producing many ships during the early 1800s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06860
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Ohio River
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of Marietta and the Ohio River, Washington County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00423
Subjects: Ohio River; Marietta (Ohio); Bridges--Ohio River
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Campus Martius House in Marietta, Ohio. This house was built 1788-1790 by General Rufus Putnam of the Ohio Company of Associates during the early settlement of Ohio. The Ohio Company was formed in Boston on March 3, 1786. The primary purpose was to settle the Northwest Territory. Rufus Putnam was an organizer of the Ohio Company. He had served as a General in the American Revolutionary War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06438
Subjects: Campus Martius (Marietta, Ohio); Ohio Company (1786-1795); Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)