Marietta Ohio Mound, Old Block House, Oldest Building, Memorial Tablet

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MOUND IN CEMETERY OLDEST BUILDING IN OHIO MARIETTA OHIO KETT OLD BLOCK HOUSE OHIO COMANY OFF ASSOCIATES. THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT IN THE TERRITORY NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO CONSECRATED TO FREEDOM BY THE ORDINANCE OF 1787, AND THE FIRST ORGANIZATION OF ITS FREE INSTITUTIONS MANASSEH CUTLER REPRESENTING SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY ORGANIZED AS THE OHIO COMPANY OF ASSOCIATES PURCHASED FROM THE BOARD OF TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES ON AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS JULY 2741787 A MILLION AND A HALF ACRES OF THESE WASTE AND VACANT LANDS.THE FIRST BODY OF SETTLERS FORTY-EIGHT IN NUMBER HEADED BY GENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM LANDED AT THE MOUTH OF THE MUSKINGUM ON APRIL 741788 GENERAL ARTHUR ST CLAIR FIRST GOVERNOR REACHED FORT HARMAR ON JULY 91788 AND UPON HIS OFFICIAL ENTRY INTO MARIETTA ON JULY 15 CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORY WAS ESTABLISHED DIRECTORY SV THE OHIO COMPANY 237 CENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM GENERAL SAMUEL HOLDEN PARSONS MAJOR WINTHROP SARGENT TELITALY DILECTORY 1905 WHY LAW RID HOMEX LYY JOND ANCHOOLD WILLIAM W MILLE WILLIAMY RIVK REVEREND MANASSEH CUTLER GENERAL JAMES MITCHELL VARNUM COLONEL RICHARD PLATT TREASURER BLOND MEMORIAL TABLET

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