Memorial to the Start Westward - Marietta, OH
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 39° 24.944 W 081° 27.459
17S E 460603 N 4363012
Gutzon Borglum, most widely known for sculpting the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, visited Marietta in October 1936 and agreed to sculpt this Memorial as a favor to his friend Former Ohio Governor George White.
Waymark Code: WM177AE
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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MUSKINGUM PARK, between Front St. and the Muskingum River, N. of Putnam St., is a river-front commons studded with many large elms. Here the memorial commemorating the ‘Start Westward of the United States,’ a group of six heroic stone figures designed and executed by Gutzon Borglum, stands where Arthur St.Clair was inaugurated first governor of the Northwest Territory, July 15, 1788.

American-Guide-Series - The Ohio Guide, p.297 (1940)



I was here on one of the scavenger hunts I was participating in. This was a specific site selected by the rally master. I remember I just came out of a heavy rainstorm while getting here. The skies cleared as if there were no chance of rain.
Book: Ohio

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 297

Year Originally Published: 1940
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