Campus Martius – Marietta Museums

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The city of Marietta, located at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers, is the first permanent organized settlement in the Northwest Territory. After much deliberation, its name was chosen in honor of Marie Antoinette for France’s support of the colonies during the Revolutionary War. Campus Martius Museum is located at the corner of Washington and Second Streets in Marietta, Ohio.

Upcoming Event

Brown Baggin' Thru History

Date(s): 02/07/2020
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location: Campus Martius Museum

Cost: FREE Program Guest Speaker: Randall “ Randy” Modesitt “The Henderson Women” Five generations lived on this estate. We hear so much about the Henderson men. What about the women who played important roles in the early settlement of Wood...

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Featured Exhibition

Celebrating the Pioneers

WHERE: First Floor - CMM

The Ordinance of 1787 opened a vast wilderness west of the Ohio River for settlement. “Ohio fever” had begun with the Ohio Company leading the way. Its members made many significant contributions in bringing sophistication to this uncharted land as well as their ideals and principals that we enjoy today. This exhibit, based on the book The Pioneers by David McCullough, explores the lives and personal objects owned by some of the individuals mentioned in the book. It offers a chance to look inside the personalities and lives of some of these important groundbreakers.

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