. Book of the Royal blue . THE OLD BLOCK HOUSE. A LITTLK OF SOUTHERN OHIO HISTORY. 13 new settlement, by the New Century Plis-torical .Society. This tablet can be dis-tinctly seen from the lialtimore & Ohioliouth-Western trains as they cross thebridge at Marietta. The Ohio Companys office, built whenMarietta was first settled, still stands onthe spot on which it was first erected, andis believed to be the oldest building in Ohio Marietta seems to have been a point ofspecial interest even in prehistoric ages, ashere is found one of the curious monumentsof the Mound I>uilders, that strange ra
. Book of the Royal blue . THE OLD BLOCK HOUSE. A LITTLK OF SOUTHERN OHIO HISTORY. 13 new settlement, by the New Century Plis-torical .Society. This tablet can be dis-tinctly seen from the lialtimore & Ohioliouth-Western trains as they cross thebridge at Marietta. The Ohio Companys office, built whenMarietta was first settled, still stands onthe spot on which it was first erected, andis believed to be the oldest building in Ohio Marietta seems to have been a point ofspecial interest even in prehistoric ages, ashere is found one of the curious monumentsof the Mound I>uilders, that strange racewho once trod the country we call ours andvanished like a dream, leaving only oc-casional traces of their handiwork. Themonument in question is located in thecemetery at Marietta, and is in the form of. MdCSI) CKMKTKRY. resting on its original site. It has recentlybeen purchased by the Colonial Dames, whopurpose preserving it in its present condi-tion as long as possible. Opposite to this is the old block housewhich formed the southwest corner of thestockade known as the Campus Martius,occujiied by (JeneralSt. Clair, the first Gov-ernor of the Northwest Territory. a high mound, with forty-five stone stepsleading to the top of it. By whom it wasbuilt and for what purpose is largely a mat-ter for conjecture. The Mound their secrets more closely thanthe builders of the Pyramids. That Marietta is not wholly given upto monuments of past deeds is evidencedby the air of thrift and prosperity which 14 A LITTLE OF SOUTHERN OHIO HISTORY. pervades the town. Much local pride ismanifested in the well-kept appearance ofthe houses and streets. The Baltimore &Ohio South-Western Railroad has a neat andpretty station here, which is in keepingwith the general appearance of the town
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