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Washington County, Ohio |
United States |
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1749 |
Joseph-Pierre Cé |
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1776 |
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U. S. Declaration
of Independence |
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1776-1783 |
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Revolutionary
War |
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1785 |
Fort
Harmar established west of Muskingum River to prevent “squatters” from
settling |
Land
Ordinance of 1785 |
| 1785 | Treaty of Fort McIntosh cedes territory of eastern and southern Ohio to the U.S. | |
| 1786 | Ohio Company of Associates formed at Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Boston | |
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1787 |
Ordinance
of 1787 establishes Northwest Territory (northwest of the Ohio River) |
US
Constitution |
| 1787 | Site of the future Marietta chosen by directors of the Ohio Company | |
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1788 |
48
pioneers establish settlement at Marietta on Ohio Company lands |
US
Constitution is ratified |
| 1788 | The name of the town Marietta is chosen by directors of the Ohio Company | |
| 1788 | Governor Arthur St. Clair assumes office in the Northwest Territory | |
| 1788 | The first law enacted in the Northwest Territory provides for a militia | |
| 1788 | Campus Martius is erected | |
| 1788 | First court of Washington County is held at Campus Martius | |
| 1788 | Washington County is created | |
| 1788-1789 | The first school in the Northwest Territory is established in Campus Martius | |
| 1789 | The Fort Harmar Treaty is signed | |
| 1789 | The American Union Lodge of Masons holds the first regular session in Marietta; previously it had been a traveling or military lodge during the Revolution. | |
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1790 |
The
swindled “French Five Hundred” arrive at Marietta and form Gallipolis, Gallia
County |
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| 1791 | The Big Bottom Massacre occurs, beginning the Indian Wars | |
| 1791 | The First Sunday School in the Northwest Territory is started by Mrs. Mary Bird Lake | |
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1792 |
The
Donation Tract is obtained (100,000 acres) |
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| 1792 | General Putnam's treaty with the Indians provides for their perpetual peace with the U. S. | |
| 1794 | The first regular mail delivery at Marietta is established by Return J. Meigs | |
| 1794 | General Anthony Wayne defeats the Indians at Fallen Timbers. | |
| 1795 | The Treaty of Greenville is signed. | |
| 1796 | The First Religious Society is formed in Marietta (Congregational Church) | |
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1797 |
Muskingum
Academy is founded |
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| 1799 | Methodism is established in Marietta | |
| 1800 | Shipbuilding begins in Marietta | |
| 1801 | Marietta is an incorporated town, co-extensive with Marietta Township | |
| 1801 | The Ohio Gazette and Virginia Herald is founded in Marietta | |
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1802 |
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| 1803 | Presbyterianism begins in Marietta | |
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1803 |
Ohio
enters the Union |
Louisiana
Purchase |
| 1806 | Capture of the boats of the Burr-Blennerhassett expedition | |
| 1808 | First Congregational Church building is completed in Marietta | |
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1811 |
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First
steamboat reaches New Orleans |
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1812-1815 |
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War
of 1812 |
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1814 |
Oil
is discovered in Duck Creek |
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| 1817 | The Universalist Society is organized in Marietta | |
| 1818 | The First Baptist Church is organized in Marietta | |
| 1819 | The first agricultural society (fair association) is organized in Washington County | |
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1820 |
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The
Land Act sells land at $1.25/acre. |
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1826 |
The
first Washington County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair is held in Marietta |
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1835 |
Marietta
College is chartered |
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| 1836 | The Muskingum River Improvement bill is passed by the Ohio legislature | |
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1837 |
Harmar
incorporated as a town |
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| 1837 | Work begins on the Muskingum River (locks and dams) | |
| 1841 | The Muskingum River Improvement is completed | |
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1858 |
Catherine
Fay Ewing opens first Children’s Home in the US at Moss Run, Lawrence Township |
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1861-1865 |
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US
Civil War |
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1863 |
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West
Virginia is admitted to the US |
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1913 |
The
Great Flood occurs in the Ohio River valley |
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1917-1918 |
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World
War I |
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1929- 1940 |
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Great
Depression |
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1937 |
The
2nd largest flood occurs in the Ohio River valley |
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1938 |
President
Roosevelt speaks during Northwest Territory Sesquicentennial year celebration |
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1939-1945 |
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US
in World War II |
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1946-1950 |
Manufacturing
plants open – B F Goodrich plastics, Union Carbide, Dravo |
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1957 |
Marietta
hosts world premiere of movie “Battle Hymn” about local hero Dean Hess |
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1968 |
Interstate
Highway I-77 opens to through traffic |
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1970 |
Disastrous
fire at the Harmar House nursing home; new national fire standards are a result |
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