by Christiane Marshall | May 20, 2016 | History, Marietta, Religious Life, Washington County
A Special Dedication Ceremony For the New Memorial Garden at the First Presbyterian Church at 501 4th Street in Marietta This Sunday, May 22 at 2:00 to 2:20 p.m. in the garden Tears in the Sanctuary A woman walked into the historical church sanctuary and said, “I was...
by Christiane Marshall | Jun 22, 2015 | History, Inspiration, Marietta, Things to do in Marietta
Each time I stand here — beside the Lafayette Hotel — and gaze at the Ohio River, I can’t help but imagine swimmers or boats coming across to escape slavery. I try to imagine myself swimming across the angry current after a series of rainy days. I don’t...
by Laura Seeber | Feb 10, 2015 | History, Marietta
The town of Marietta, Ohio may have been founded in 1788 by pioneers wanting a permanent base northwest of the Ohio River Valley, but the land of Marietta has a rich past that stretches out long before that time, before even the Native American tribes that lived in...
