Marietta

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Location:

Marietta, OH

MANAGED BY:

City of Marietta

Amenities

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Benches/Seating, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board, Parking - Auto, Scenic View/Photo Spot

Lewis and the expedition arrived at Marietta on September 13, 1803. He wrote a letter to President Jefferson, dismissed two hands—“one of whome by the name of Wilkinson I had engaged at Georgetown, the other Saml. Mongomery, I engaged at Wheeling”—and hired another. Lewis met with postmaster Griffin Greene, “much of a gentleman and an excelant republican,” who he invited onboard the keelboat that evening. The following morning, the expedition was delayed in departure due to two hands who had gone missing overnight—“I fnally found them and had them brought on board, so drunk that they were unable to help themselves.”  

Ohio Riverfront Park stretches along the Ohio River to the mouth of the Muskingum River. Extant properties in Marietta from 1803 include the Ohio Land Company Office and the Rufus Putnam House, which is located inside the Campus Martius Museum. 

Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums

This map shows a range of features associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, which commemorates the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition. The trail spans a large portion of the North American continent, from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. The trail is comprised of the historic route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, an auto tour route, high potential historic sites (shown in black), visitor centers (shown in orange), and pivotal places (shown in green). These features can be selected on the map to reveal additional information. Also shown is a base map displaying state boundaries, cities, rivers, and highways. The map conveys how a significant area of the North American continent was traversed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition and indicates the many places where visitors can learn about their journey and experience the landscape through which they traveled.