I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Today, when we think of the Northwest territory, we think of Montana, Utah, Oregon, and Washington state. But in 1788, American pioneers to ...

Shortly after Marietta was established as the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory on April 7, 1788, the ...

The Ohio History Connection, alongside the Northwest Territory Museum Society and the Washington County Public Library, broke ground on the new Ohio River Museum on April 11, ...

Marietta, established in 1788, is the oldest city in Ohio and the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. You can see HGTV's full list of the top 50 most charming small towns here.