Description: Gordon C. Greene was a riverman and this image shows one of his boats, named, the Gordon C. Greene. Gordon Greene was born on September 80 1962 in Washington County, Ohio. He became a steamboat captain, forming the Green Line. He died on January 20, 1927 in Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was buried in Washington County in Newport Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06541
Subjects: Steamboats; Rivers--Ohio; Washington County (Ohio)
Places: Newport (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Mound Cemetery in Washington County. Bathsheba Rouse Greene and her husband are buried in the Cemetery. Bathsheba, the daughter of John Rouse and Rebecca Barker, is a Mayflower descendant. She was the first school teacher in Ohio and the Northwest Territory Her block house school was in Farmers' Castle, Belpre Ohio. She was married to Richard Greene and taught school both before and after her marriage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06889
Subjects: Farmers' Castle; Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Northwest Territory--History
Places: Belpre (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridge in Washington County, traversing the Muskingum River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06888
Subjects: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Covered bridges; Muskingum River (Ohio)
Places: Lowell (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: Campus Martius, in Marietta, Ohio, was the fortified seat of The Ohio Company, established in 1788. It was the home of Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Tupper, Arthur St. Clair and others of the Ohio Company. Located on the east side of the Muskingum River and north of the Ohio River, it was started in 1788 and completed in 1791. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06551
Subjects: Campus Martius (Marietta, Ohio); Ohio Company (1786-1795); Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Campus Martius, in Marietta, was the fortified seat of The Ohio Company, established in 1788. The defense fortification was home to Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Tupper and Arthur St. Clair along with others of the Ohio Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06552
Subjects: Campus Martius (Marietta, Ohio); Ohio Company (1786-1795); Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Devol's Floating Mill in Belpre. In 1791, Captain Jonathan Devol, upon a proposal from Griffin Greene, designed and built a floating grain mill, which was erected on two boats and anchored within several yards of the Ohio River shore. This water powered mill was much more convenient than the usual drudgery of running a mill with simply sheer manpower. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06825
Subjects: Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Washington County (Ohio)
Places: Belpre (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: Steam powered, paddlewheel boat passing under the Ohio River Bridge, Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1910-1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00221
Subjects: Washington County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
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: Exterior view of the Ohio Company Land Office in Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1895. It was built after the Ohio Company landed at Marietta in 1788. This photograph depicts the building in it's second location. In 1791 the Land Office was moved 450 east of it's original location so that it could be protected by the guns at Campus Martius from attacks by Native Americans hostile to Anglo-American settlement of the Ohio Valley. It is the oldest building in Ohio and presently part of the Campus Martius State Memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00230
Subjects: Washington County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
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: 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)