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The '''Campus Martius Museum''' interprets [[Ohio]] history.
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The '''Campus Martius Museum''' interprets [[Ohio]] history.
[[Campus Martius (Ohio)|Campus Martius]] was the second fortification in [[Marietta, Ohio]] and the first primarily for civilian defense. The [[Rufus Putnam House]], incorporated in the Museum is the only remaining part of the fortification. The museum also includes the [[Ohio Company Land Office]]. Both are [[National Register of Historic Places]] properties. The site is designated as '''Campus Martius State Memorial'''.


[[File:Land Office Used by Rufus Putnam, Oldest Building in the Northwest Territory, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, Ohio.jpg|thumb|left|This land office used by [[Rufus Putnam]] is the oldest building in Ohio (and all of the Northwest Territory). It is now part of the Campus Martius Museum.]]
The museum is located at {{Coord|39|25|17|N|81|27|41|W|type:landmark_region:US-OH_scale:1500|display=inline,title}}, a block from the [[Ohio River Museum]].
[[Campus Martius (Ohio)|Campus Martius]] was the second fortification in [[Marietta, Ohio]] and the first primarily for civilian defense. The [[Rufus Putnam House]], incorporated in the Museum, is the only remaining part of the fortification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Campus Martius Museum (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/places/campus-martius-museum.htm |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=23 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The museum also includes the [[Ohio Company Land Office]]. Both are [[National Register of Historic Places]] properties.
The museum is located a block from the [[Ohio River Museum]].
[[File:Rufus Putnam's House, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, Ohio.jpg|thumb|left|Rufus Putnam's house was part of the original stockade at Campus Martius, and is now part of the museum.]]
[[File:Rufus Putnam's Boots, Cane and Revolutionary War Chest.jpg|thumb|left|Boots, cane and Revolutionary War military chest of [[Rufus Putnam]] (the "Father of Ohio").]]

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== External links ==
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* [http://www.campusmartiusmuseum.org/ Campus Martius Museum] - Friends of the Museums
* [http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/se04/index.shtml Museum web site]
* [https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/campus-martius-mueseum Ohio History Connection: Campus Martius]
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[[Category:History museums in Ohio]]
[[Category:Museums in Washington County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Museums in Washington County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Marietta, Ohio]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Marietta, Ohio]]
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 17 July 2024

Campus Martius Museum
View of the front brick exterior entrance of the museum with six flag poles set slightly up a hill from the 2nd street road surface.
Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, Ohio.
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Location601 Second St, Marietta, Ohio[1]
Coordinates39°25′17″N 81°27′41″W / 39.42139°N 81.46139°W / 39.42139; -81.46139
Typehistory museum
Key holdingsRufus Putnam House
Nearest parkingOn site (no charge)
Websitemariettamuseums.org/campus-martius
Marietta Museums

The Campus Martius Museum interprets Ohio history.

This land office used by Rufus Putnam is the oldest building in Ohio (and all of the Northwest Territory). It is now part of the Campus Martius Museum.

Campus Martius was the second fortification in Marietta, Ohio and the first primarily for civilian defense. The Rufus Putnam House, incorporated in the Museum, is the only remaining part of the fortification.[2] The museum also includes the Ohio Company Land Office. Both are National Register of Historic Places properties. The museum is located a block from the Ohio River Museum.

Rufus Putnam's house was part of the original stockade at Campus Martius, and is now part of the museum.
Boots, cane and Revolutionary War military chest of Rufus Putnam (the "Father of Ohio").

References

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  1. ^ "Campus Martius Museum". Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Campus Martius Museum (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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