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America 250 Events to Celebrate in Washington County!
August–November 2026
August
Friday, August 7
Discovering History: Frugal Frontier Living
📍 Campus Martius Museum
🕛 Noon–1:00 p.m.
Learn how Marietta’s earliest settlers lived sustainably through conservation, reuse, and ingenuity long before recycling became common.
Presented by Ryan Holter.
Free and open to the public.
August 15–16
America 250 Festival of Living History
📍 Muskingum Park
Experience an authentic early American encampment featuring:
- Historical reenactors
- Musket and cannon demonstrations
- Field artillery
- Period crafts and traders
- Living history demonstrations
- Family-friendly activities
Information:
📞 740-885-8151
📧 [email protected]
Saturday, August 22
Marietta’s Religious Pioneers
📍 First Congregational Church
🕚 11:00 a.m.
Celebrate 230 years of faith and community through presentations portraying:
- General Rufus Putnam
- Benjamin Ives Gilman
- Mary (Bird) Lake
- Nahum Ward
- Return Jonathan Meigs
- Judge Ephraim Cutler
Speakers include Scott Britton and Dave Baker.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, August 29
Mound Cemetery Coming Alive
📍 Mound Cemetery
🕙 10:00–11:15 a.m.
Living history tour featuring notable pioneers buried in Mound Cemetery.
Reservations:
🌐 MariettaCastle.org/Events
September
Friday, September 4
Discovering History: Catch to Finish: The World of Competitive Rowing
📍 Campus Martius Museum
🕛 Noon–1:00 p.m.
Presented by Tanner O’Connor.
Free and open to the public.
September 11–13
50th Annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival
📍 Ohio River Levee
Celebrate the festival’s 50th anniversary with entertainment, sternwheel boats, fireworks, food, and family activities.
Thursday, September 17
The Yellow Fever Plot to Kill Lincoln
Presented by Matthew Lively
📍 Knights of Columbus #478
🕖 7:00 p.m.
Explore the intriguing story surrounding one of the lesser-known plots connected to President Abraham Lincoln.
October
Friday, October 2
Discovering History: Women Running for Public Office in Ohio
📍 Campus Martius Museum
🕛 Noon–1:00 p.m.
Dr. Barbara Palmer explores Ohio’s pioneering women in politics and the history of women’s representation in public office.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, October 17
Cemetery Tours: Bringing Forth Those Pioneers
📍 Mound Cemetery
🕚 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Reservations:
🌐 MariettaCastle.org/Events
November
Friday, November 6
Discovering History: Music of the Women of the Civil War
📍 Campus Martius Museum
🕛 Noon–1:00 p.m.
Civil War historian and musician Steve Ball presents an engaging program featuring songs inspired, written, and performed by women during the Civil War era.
Free and open to the public.
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