Description: This is a photograph along the Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio taken from an elevation. Alongside the river farm houses and farmland can be seen in the distance. The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio. Via the Ohio, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. McConnelsville is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. It is the county seat of Morgan County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_019_001
Subjects: Muskingum River (Ohio)--1930-1950; Morgan County (Ohio)--History; McConnelsville (Ohio)
Places: McConnelsville (Ohio); Morgan 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--Ohio; Muskingum River (Ohio)
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 1882 photograph shows a work crew posing at a bridge in Lowell, Ohio, across the Muskingum River. The crew rebuilt the covered bridge, which had been damaged in a recent windstorm. Constructed by a Marietta firm called Hall, Becker and Bailey, the bridge was eventually washed out by floodwaters two years later. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P259_B01F01_001
Subjects: Covered bridges--Ohio; Muskingum River (Ohio); Laborers; Transportation--Ohio--History;
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio);
 

Description: An image of McConnelsville showing a bridge extending over the Muskingum river. McConnelsville was first known as Old Town, before it had its current name which comes from one of the men who lived there in the early days of the community. Through the 19th century the town expanded, partly thanks to its strategic placement right by a body of water. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06731
Subjects: McConnelsville (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio); Bridges--Ohio; Muskingum River (Ohio)
Places: McConnelsville (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows three men fishing from the river bank under the Y-Bridge, which spans the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking Rivers in Zanesville, Ohio. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F18_005
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Muskingum River (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio; Roads--Ohio; Fishing
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Barges on the Muskingum River." This photograph shows three barges being towed by a tug boat, near Marietta, Ohio. The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles long, in southeastern Ohio. The Muskingum is formed at Coshocton in east-central Ohio by the confluence of the Walhonding and Tuscarawas rivers. It flows in a meandering course southward past Conesville, Trinway and Dresden to Zanesville, and then southeastward past South Zanesville, Philo, Malta, McConnelsville, Beverly, Lowell, Stockport and Devola. It joins the Ohio at Marietta. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F18_008_1
Subjects: Muskingum River Valley (Ohio); Muskingum River (Ohio); Barges--United States
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Postcard showing a curve in the Muskingum River, likely near Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1934. The Muskingum River has been an important pathway for both trade and communication throughout much of Ohio's history. The original founders of Marietta chose to build their community where the Muskingum River met the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04146
Subjects: Muskingum River (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Ohio River Valley--History
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a view of the Muskingum River near McConnelsville, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_006_001
Subjects: McConnellsville (Ohio); Muskingum River (Ohio)
Places: McConnelsville (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Muskingum River in Stockport, Ohio. This river was originally known for being treacherous for travelers, since the depth of the water tended to change with the seasons, and each season became dangerous for different reasons when trying to use the river for transport. Eventually, those living next to the river were able to take their complaints to the government which gave in and set out to make the river safe for travel. The idea was a winning situation for both sides, locals by the river were able to experience the benefits of trade as well as the government. For some time the constructions that made the river useful began to go into a state of decay until another push was made by the locals of the communities that surrounded the Muskingum. The Muskingum would over time become popular as a place for the locals to enjoy nature and relax. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06780
Subjects: Muskingum River (Ohio); Natural resources--Ohio
Places: Stockport (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio)
 

Description: Situated along the National Road in Zanesville, the Y-bridge was first constructed in 1814 and was made of wooden trestles and stone, with a toll house in the center. It is the only three-way bridge in the United States. Five different constructions of the Y-bridge have crossed the Licking and Muskingum rivers over the years, with the most recent built in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_012
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio--Muskingum River; Bridges--Ohio; Ohio River--History; Roads--Ohio; Bridges--Pictorial works; Transportation--Ohio; Roads--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Beautiful Muskingum Valley" This photograph shows a picturesque scene near the Muskingum River. A field of haystacks can be seen in the foreground, with gently rolling hills in the background. This photograph was probably taken somewhere near Marietta. The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio. It begins at Coshocton in east-central Ohio by the confluence of the Walhonding and Tuscarawas rivers. It flows in a meandering course southward past Conesville, Trinway and Dresden to Zanesville, and then southeastward past South Zanesville, Philo, Malta, McConnelsville, Beverly, Lowell, Stockport and Devola. It joins the Ohio River at Marietta. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F18_006_1
Subjects: Muskingum River Valley (Ohio)
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Situated along the National Road in Zanesville, the Y-bridge was first constructed in 1814 and was made of wooden trestles and stone, with a toll house in the center. It is the only three-way bridge in the United States. Five different constructions of the Y-bridge have crossed the Licking and Muskingum rivers over the years, with the most recent built in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_010
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio--Muskingum River
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)