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A mission to save historical landmarks most overlooked in Marietta

May 14, 2019 Meghan Morris Leave a comment

Even more than two centuries after the town’s founding, local residents still try to preserve the town’s history. At a…

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Posted in: 2019, Community Stories Filed under: Campus Martius Museum, Cemetery, Featured, history, Library, Local history, marietta, Monument, Museum, Ohio, Revolutionary War, ValleyReality

History of the Ohio University Convocation Center

May 23, 2018 Griffin Ratcliffe Leave a comment

In an effort to increase enrollment to 25,000 students by 1975, Ohio University President Vernon Alden instituted the building of…

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Posted in: 2018, Community Stories Filed under: convo, convocation center, history, Ohio University

Travels Through Appalachia: then, now, and later

February 23, 2018 Katie McDonough Leave a comment

Southeast Ohio was the first territory settled north of the Ohio River. The history has been left behind in our…

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Posted in: 2018, Blogs Filed under: 2018, explore, history, Ohio, Travelers

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