Marietta, OH Street Tour

This video tours the streets of Marietta, OH.

[@peggyscott125]

This is a great video for me! . My ancestors were in Marietta in the early 1800s as settlers going into Ohio. AS far as I know. I believe my gr gr gr grandfather B. James met my gr gr gr grandmother Malissa R. James here and married.

[@alabrams8327]

Nice job with the tour. I graduated from MC in 1976 and have been back about 30 times. I cherish my time in Marietta. Have you taken people up by the mound cemetery yet? Beautiful area of town.

[@jessicagentry6379]

I would love to relocate to Marietta Ohio

[@P12elliott]

what you are thinking of is the Sternwheeler Becky Thatcher, we unfortunately had it sent to Pittsburgh, were it sank just off the coast while docked. But we do have the Valley Gem, which is a fully operational steer wheeler, that gives tours of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers

[@JOSHSHORRDERCORNER]

I'll never forget the many drunken nights on the Becky Thatcher during my short time at Marietta College.

[@russbirmeleworldexplorer1890]

Marietta is a great town if you are settled and have a family. There isn't much to do there socially for young people unless they are attending Marietta College which was quite laid back in the early 90s when I lived there. I worked at Ohio Power Company when it was still operating in the early 90s, and the commute to and from Beverly, Ohio each day to work at the power plant was a bit much from Marietta, especially when called out to work in the middle of the night. Marietta was the only medium sized town close enough to work and descent enough in size to hold any interest. Use to drive to Parkersburg, WV occasionally. Terrible what Dupont did to the Parkersburg area drinking water systems.

[@katrandue]

What a beautiful home town. I left Marietta many years ago but it is still my home. Thank you for the video and especially the trip to the West side. You drove right by the Busy B and my old house on Gilman. I must make another trip home soon.

[@FreewayAndrew]

@dvferyance Nope, Parkerstown is far down south of Marietta, across the Ohio from Belpre.

[@jhthorn7174]

Parkersburg,WVa.

[@pgh45rpms]

So much looks familiar. I live 150 miles away in PA, but haven't been to Marietta since '09. My grandmother lived on the West Side on Market St. and my aunt & uncle lived on Clark St. (Harmar Hill). Spent a lot of childhood summer vacations in Marietta.

[@MyFireInside4]

Feels like home :) Nice Video of my hometown! Marietta is one of the most beautiful towns!

[@markabicht7055]

All kidding aside, I do love my home town. On a beautiful day, it is a pleasant place to drive. Even better to walk. Especially down Front Street and the Levee on Ohio Street.

[@dvferyance]

I have never heard of Willamstown I have always thought that Parkersburg was the town across the Ohio in WV.

[@freefromit2]

We drove over the bridge to Williamstown to get our booze and skirt the liquor laws back in the 70's. you could buy anything at 18 back then. there was nothing there other than that.

[@loriannaprays]

Marietta has a nice museum if you get a chance to see it. They also use to have a large paddle boat, but it is now docked in Chatt., TN and being used as a BnB and restaurant. Have you driven through Bellefontaine yet? That's where I grew up.

[@joebarrientos4708]

Murrieta was established by the Colonists who wanted to moved west. Life was hard for children. There were no schools 😢 native Indians would attack and kill for food. Educated people who came from Europe would notice the Hillbilly language. They survived cold winters hunger and diseases. They kept moving west all the way to California. They were Tough people.

[@55panhd]

Great video! We lived in the Putnam Place Apartments from July 87 to June 88. I was on a work assignment for Linde Air products working at the Elkem Metals plant on Rt 7. We fell in love with Marietta from the first minute we came to town! The sights, sounds and mostly the people were fantastic! We made many friend while we were there including Don and Cindy Lanning from North Hills Lanes, who, we came to find out, were originally from Western NY just as we are! Thanx for the memories! :)

[@FreewayAndrew]

@Bryant5493 Thanks.

[@jhthorn7174]

LaFayette Hotel.

[@FreewayAndrew]

@lakotabob Thank you!

[@P12elliott]

the college has changed quite a bit

[@jhthorn7174]

Driving Old Route 21 through Marietta?

[@FreewayAndrew]

@loriannaprays I've driven by Bellefountaine on a freeway, it's on tape.

[@freefromit2]

The best part of Marietta is the exit

[@jhthorn7174]

Campus Martius Museum.

[@russbirmeleworldexplorer1890]

It's too fast

[@cindyandyogi]

was that butchers hill

[@pynchonfan]

DELIVERANCE + Victorian architecture = Marietta, Ohio

[@stevem.6279]

why dont you just fly over at mach 2......and shorten this bs to 2 seconds? re re re re....

[@markabicht7055]

I can't watch this anymore!! I'm getting motion sickness!!