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Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry city (1990 pop. 7,990), Belmont co., E Ohio, on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling, W.Va.; settled 1780, inc. as a city 1885. It was formerly an industrial coal-mining and steel-manufacturing city. The novelist William Dean Howells was born in Martins Ferry. In Walnut Grove Cemetery are the graves of Elizabeth (Betty) and Ebenezer Zane . |
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"Martins Ferry." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Martins Ferry." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MartinsF.html "Martins Ferry." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MartinsF.html |
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Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry, Ohio/USA Jefferson, Martinsville Laid out in 1795 by Absalom Martin on the Ohio River, it was later abandoned and then redeveloped in 1835 as Martinsville ‘Martin's Town’ by his son. This was again changed to Martins Ferry to commemorate the ferry service founded by Absalom Martin.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Martins Ferry." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Martins Ferry." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-MartinsFerry.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Martins Ferry." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-MartinsFerry.html |
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