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Ohio River Museum

Museum

The Ohio History Connection museum dedicated to the Ohio River and its role in American history. The river was everything to Marietta: the reason for the site's selection, the highway that brought settlers and supplies, the border between the United States and the disputed territory, and the boundary of the Northwest Ordinance's anti-slavery provisions. The museum includes the W.P. Snyder Jr., the last surviving steam-powered sternwheel towboat in the United States.

Visiting Today

Address

601 Front St, Marietta, OH 45750

Hours

Wed–Sat 9:30am–5pm, Sun noon–5pm

Admission

Adults $10, Seniors $9, Children 6–12 $5

Connected Events

Jul 1787
Northwest Ordinance Enacted

Reverend Manasseh Cutler, Ephraim Cutler

Oct 1787
Ohio Company Land Purchase Completed

Reverend Manasseh Cutler, Winthrop Sargent, Ephraim Cutler

Apr 1788
First Ohio Company Settlers Arrive at the Confluence

Brigadier General Rufus Putnam, General Arthur St. Clair, Israel Putnam, Persis Rice Putnam

Jul 1788
Campus Martius Fortification Constructed

Brigadier General Rufus Putnam, Israel Putnam, Persis Rice Putnam

Jan 1791
Big Bottom Massacre

General Arthur St. Clair

Nov 1791
Aug 1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers Ends the Frontier War

Brigadier General Rufus Putnam, Israel Putnam, Persis Rice Putnam

Jan 1797
Muskingum Academy Established (Later Marietta College)

Reverend Manasseh Cutler, Ephraim Cutler