Part 2: Hidden History of Harmar Cemetery
Honoring Those Who Served Their Country No cemetery would be complete without recognizing those people who gave service during war or...
Hidden History of Harmar Cemetery
Marietta’s First Proclaimed Cemetery Nestled between the hillside supporting Fort Harmar Drive and the lowland of the railroad track in...
Lost Buildings: The Wakefield Hotel
On the corner of Third and Putnam currently sits a small parking lot. Painted on the side of the MOVP building is a mural of the hotel...
The Changing Face of Putnam Street
For the first century after the settlement of Marietta, Putnam Street sat relatively vacant, spare a few residences and government...
Brunch at the Busy Bee is the Bee's Knees
At 226 Gilman Ave. there sits a lovely little building known, since 1947, as the Busy Bee. Since its opening, this company has held the...
A Harmar Tragedy
On the morning of Wednesday May 18, 1881, a 35 year-old woman by the name of Nan Hayes, was found dead in her home. She was found facing...
Historic Harmar - Seth Hart House
At 115 Gilman Avenue there sits a magnificent Federal style home built in the late 1830’s. Though currently surrounded by the embrace of...
Marietta's Haunted Hotels & Restaurants
Part of the fun of exploring Marietta is staying in, eating or having drinks in a historic building. Many of these wonderful structures...
The Invisible Empire in Marietta
It may be surprising to many in Washington County that the cloaked and hooded “Invisible Empire” made quite a presence here in the...
The Life & Death of Church Street
Today, Church Street in downtown Marietta hides its history well, as its appearance does not suggest that it was once a residential...
