Cheap Things To Do in Norwich, Ohio

overview: This modern museum has three major exhibit areas. First is the National Road, early America' s busiest land artery to the West. The National Road stretched from Cumberland, MD. to Vandalia, IL. Begun in 1806, the ' ... More on MuseumStuff.com

Inscription. Side A: Salt Creek Bridge: This covered bridge, spanning Salt Creek in Perry Township, Muskingum County was erected in the 1870s. It is a splendid example of an Ohio covered bridge built with Warren type trusses. It is ... More on HMDB

Inscription. First Traffic Fatality in Ohio: As he traveled the National Road on August 20, 1835, the last diary entry by Christopher C. Baldwin, librarian for the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, was, “Start ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A, Fulfilling President George Washington's desire to “open wide the gates of the West, ” in 1796 Congress authorized the Zane brothers of Fort Henry (at present day Wheeling) to clear a path through ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Birthplace of William Rainey Harper, 1856–1906. This log house, constructed by blacksmith Joseph McKinney, was the birthplace of William Rainey Harper. The son of Scotch-Irish settlers, Harper graduated from Muskingum ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This Garden is in Memory of Robert Francis Harper (1864–1906). Robert Francis "Frank" Harper, who was born in this cabin, joined his brother William Rainey in studying ancient languages. He became one of the world ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The college was chartered by the Ohio General Assembly in March 1837. It was funded by a group of New Concord area residents, the Friends of Education. The original building burned in March, 1851. The College Hall was ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This congregation of Scotch-Irish pioneers was first gathered at Crooked Creek in 1806, and organized in 1812 as the Crooked Creek Associate Reformed Church. The congregation moved to this site in 1858 and was reorganized ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Judge David Findley and his sons worked farms which extended from the site of Interstate 70 to the John Glenn High School. Here, on Findley Creek, the Judge erected log houses and built a carding and fulling mill and ... More on HMDB