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Marietta was the first
permanent settlement in the
Northwest Territory . A group of New England army veterans,
led
by Rufus Putnam, established the first permanent settlement north of
the Ohio River at Marietta. The Indian mounds within the city attest to
the fact that Marietta has been an important community for centuries.
The city is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers.
The original 47 pioneers of the Ohio Company arrived in Marietta from
New England by flatboat on April 7, 1788. The only two major cities in
Washington County are Belpre and Marietta.
