Identifier: newenglandmagaziv37bost (find matches)
Title: The New England magazine
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Publisher: Boston : (New England Magazine Co.)
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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y which many public improvements havebeen secured. The discovery of vast oil-fields in the surrounding district, the erec-tion of many large manufactories, and theintroduction of electric cars have trans-formed the sleepy little town into a thrivingbusiness centre. And yet, in spite of the many changes,enough is left of Old Marietta to recallthe events and interests of those early days.Dotted here and there over the town arememorial stones erected by the New Cen-tury Society and the Womans CentennialAssociation, which mark spots of local in-terest. One of these is placed at the cornerof Campus Martius Square on WashingtonStreet, where a part of the old blockhousestill remains, and by its very grimnessspeaks most eloquently of the heroic strug-gles of pioneer life. Across the street standsthe Ohio Companys Land-office, built byRufus Putnam in 1788, where the earlymaps of the Western Territory were made.Recognizing the claims of this little log MARIETTA, THE PIONEER CITY OF THE WEST 709
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The old two horn church, not long ago destroyed by fire cabin to reverent guardianship, the ColonialDames resident in Ohio purchased it in1890, and have restored it to its originalappearance. Opposite the pretty park onthe Muskingum stands the famous OldTwo Horns, the first church built west ofthe Alleghenies. Though lately enlargedand made more attractive by the additionof a beautiful organ, it still preserves thequaint architectural style of the New Eng-land meeting-house of a century ago. Two doors below the church is the quaintold red brick building known as LibraryHall, which was built in 1832. The librarywas founded by the most influential citizensof Marietta, and sustained by their sub-scriptions for many years. The books arenot now in general circulation, as the townsupports a Free Public Library which meetsthe modern demands. The collection isvery valuable, however, and has been mostcarefully preserved. The library room isnow rented by the Womans CentennialAssociation, which

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