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Rufus Putnam Collection
Description: Exterior view of the home of Rufus Putnam in Marietta, Ohio. It was one of the dwellings in Campus Martius, the fortification erected by the Ohio Company, ca. 1790-1799. 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05488
Subjects: Dwellings--Ohio; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824; Campus Martius (Marietta, Ohio);Northwest Territory--History
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)