There’s history on every corner in Marietta, Ohio’s oldest town, created years before the state was founded in 1803. And in between those corners? Popular restaurants and fun shops, elegant houses, interesting museums and waterfront views.
MARIETTA, Ohio – There’s history on every corner in Marietta, Ohio’s oldest town, created years before the state was founded in 1803.Founded in 1788 at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, Marietta was the capital of the Northwest Territory, the vast region west of Pennsylvania that eventually became Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Both structures are part of the Campus Martius Museum, built in 1928 on the site of the original stockade, which protected members of the Ohio Company during the Ohio Indian Wars. Marietta, with a population of about 13,400, is an easy 2 ½ hour drive from Cleveland, just off I-77 before you cross the Ohio River into West Virginia.
The 290-passenger Valley Gem cruises through December 31, with a variety of tours, including lock and lunch cruises, murder mysteries and holiday-themed sailings. Prices vary; for information:The Ohio Company Land Office, built in 1788, is one of the state's oldest buildings, located behind Campus Martius Museum in Marietta, Ohio's oldest town.
Along the Ohio River in downtown Marietta. The city is a stop on river cruises that travel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati .
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