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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 Howells, William Dean, 1837–1920, American novelist, critic, and editor, b. Martins Ferry, Ohio. Both in his own novels and in his critical writing, Howells was a champion of realism in American literature. ..... Click the link for more information. was born in Martins Ferry. In Walnut Grove Cemetery are the graves of Elizabeth (Betty) and Ebenezer Zane Zane, Ebenezer, 1747–1811, American pioneer and land speculator, b. near what is now Moorefield, W.Va. (then Virginia). With his brothers Silas and Jonathan, he went west in 1769 and established the settlement at Wheeling, of which he became the leader. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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OVHSEC is a two-hospital system consisting of Ohio Valley Medical Center, located in Wheeling, WV, and East Ohio Regional Medical Center, located in Martins Ferry, OH. Clark 740-653-2022 Lima OH Ron Smith 419-225-9912 Martins Ferry OH Dan Jones 740-633-1830 Medina OH Lane F. Beginning June 21, the Bicentennial Wagon Train will travel from Ohio's eastern border in Martins Ferry, along the Historic National Road (U. |
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