Memorial to the "Start Westward of the United States"

Memorial to the "Start Westward of the United States" (HMDM7)

Location: Marietta, OH 45750 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 24.943', W 81° 27.462'

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Sculpted for Marietta's Sesquicentennial by Gutzon Borglum
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Dedicated July 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a tribute to those farsighted pioneers who journeyed here from New England in 1788 and established Marietta as the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory under the landmark Ordinance of 1787
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Rededicated July 1988 at the Closing Ceremonies for Marietta's Bicentennial Celebration to the Sesquicentennial Pioneer Caravan and in memory of Edwin "Zeke" Pugh (1917-1988) member of the 1937-1938 Caravan and leader of the 1987-1988 Bicentennial Trekkers.
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Restored as a Bicentennial project through generous contributions from school children in Marietta and Washington County.
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Other contributors to the 1987-1988 restoration:
Northwest Ordinance/U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Commission, U.S. Capitol Bicentennial Christmas Tree Fund, Wayne National Forest, Marian Baesel SchimmelSesquicentennial Pioneer Caravan, Ohio Historical Society, Colonial Dames 17th Century, MariettaMary Ann Genheimer, Mary Gardner Owen Society, N.S.C.A.R., Marietta Bicentennial Commission
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HM NumberHMDM7
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Year Placed1938
Placed ByMarietta Bicentennial Celebration and Additional Organizations Seen in Monument Inscription
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 8:27pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 460599 N 4363010
Decimal Degrees39.41571667, -81.45770000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 24.943', W 81° 27.462'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 24' 56.58" N, 81° 27' 27.72" W
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Area Code(s)740
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17834 W Butler St, Marietta OH 45750, US
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