West Marietta
Fort Harmar was an early United States frontier military fort, built in pentagonal shape during 1785 at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, on the west side of the mouth of the Muskingum River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: former fort at the confluence of the Ohio River and Muskingum River
- Also known as: “Fort Harmar”, “Fort Harmer”, “Point Harmar”, and “Point Harmer”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lookout Park and Ohio River Museum.
Ohio River Museum
Museum
Photo: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ohio River Museum is a museum that interprets the history of the Ohio River. The museum is situated on the Muskingum River, near its confluence with the Ohio River, in Marietta, Ohio.
The Henry Fearing House
Historic building
Photo: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Henry Fearing House is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harmar, Marietta and Marietta Historic District.
Harmar, Marietta
Neighborhood
Photo: Aparkswv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harmar is a historic neighborhood in the city of Marietta, Ohio, United States. Located at the western side of the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it grew up around the early Fort Harmar in the 1780s, being settled in conjunction with Marietta.
Marietta Historic District
Neighborhood
The Marietta Historic District is a historic district in Marietta, Ohio, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the buildings in the district are ones dating back to 1788, the year in which Marietta was founded as the first white settlement in what is now Ohio.
Williamstown
Village
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Williamstown is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The population was 2,997 at the 2020 census. The now closed Fenton Art Glass Company was located in the city.
West Marietta
- Categories: fort and locality
- Location: Marietta, Washington, Southeast Ohio, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.4133° or 39° 24′ 48″ northLongitude
-81.46918° or 81° 28′ 9″ westElevation
846 feet (258 metres)Open location code
86FWCG7J+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 153881803OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“West Marietta” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن هارمر”
- French: “fort Harmar”
- French: “Fort Harmar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fairview Heights and Friendly Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harmar Hill Chapel and Harmar Hill Church of Christ.
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