Campus Martius Museum

Campus Martius Museum

Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, Ohio.
Location	601 Second St, Marietta, Ohio [1]
Coordinates	39°25′17″N81°27′41″W / 39.42139°N 81.46139°W / 39.42139; -81.46139
Type	history museum
Key holdings	Rufus Putnam House
Nearest parking	On site (no charge)
Website	mariettamuseums.org/campus-martius
Marietta Museums
Campus Martius Museum Ohio River Museum

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

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

External links

• Campus Martius Museum - Friends of the Museums
• Ohio History Connection: Campus Martius