George Washington purchased land bounties near Cincinnati that were given to soldiers for their service in the American Revolution.

The first Fourth of July in Marietta had a special meaning not only because it came just a dozen years after the birth of the nation, but it also occurred at the conclusion of the first meeting of the ...

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...