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Twice-Told Tales Redux

Twice-Told Tales Redux

Travel back in time through the pages of the former Barnesville Enterprise and former Barnesville Whetstone newspapers.

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Epworth Park Added to National Register of Historic Places

Epworth Park Added to National Register of Historic Places

The Epworth Park Cottage Owners Association and the Epworth Park Foundation are pleased to jointly announce the listing of the Epworth Park Historic District (Bethesda, Ohio) in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation and currently contains over 100,000 properties.

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August State Theater Planning Meeting

August State Theater Planning Meeting

The August meeting of the board of the State Theater Company will take place at 5:30 p.m., next Tuesday, at the theater building. The meeting is open to the public. In addition to planning the redevelopment project of the 100 year-old building, members will review the results of last weekend’s “Movie Magic on Main” fest, […]

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Enterprise Album

Enterprise Album

Travel back in time through images from the past in the weekly feature “Enterprise Album”.

History

The Belmont County Heritage Museum Marks 200 Years of the National Road with “Milestones and Memories” Event

The Belmont County Heritage Museum Marks 200 Years of the National Road with “Milestones and Memories” Event

Two hundred years ago, history was made in Belmont County. On July 4, 1825, construction officially began on the National Road in Ohio—right in downtown St. Clairsville, near the courthouse where life and commerce still thrive today,

The tourism office plans to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the National Road and 10th anniversary of the Belmont County Heritage by inviting the public to a commemorative open house called “Milestones and Memories,” from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the museum, 101 E. Main St., St. Clairsville.  

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