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Place Name
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Marietta
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Washington County
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Population
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15,026 (1990)
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Location
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Washington County, Ohio (OH), United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°25'N
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Longitude
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81°26'W
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Marietta
, city (1990 pop. 15,026),  Washington co., SE
Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers; 39°25'N
81°26'W. Trading center for an agr. and dairying area. Mfg. includes
machinery, plastics, chemicals, ventilators, and paint. The 1st
planned, permanent settlement in Ohio and the Northwest Territory.
Founded in 1788 by the Ohio Company of Associates, among local Mound
Builders' earthworks, Marietta grew as a shipbuilding and shipping
center for a farm area. First houses were in stockaded enclosure called
Campus Martius. Seat of Marietta Col. Points of interest include the
Ohio R. Mus. (est. 1972); Mound Cemetery, where numerous Revolutionary
officers are buried; and the Campus Martius Memorial State
Mus. Inc. 1801.
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