The History of Morgan County

Posted by Administrator on Nov 19, 2010 in Feature Stories, Pictures | 0 comments McConnelsville is the county seat of Morgan County, Ohio. Residents named the town after Robert McConnel, one of the community’s earliest residents. The first settlers originally called the village Old Town, which was inhabited in 1817. McConnelsville grew relatively quickly, having a population of 957 people in 1840. The community’s location on the Muskingum River helped spur this...
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Early view of Malta on a Snowy Day

Posted by Administrator on Nov 19, 2010 in Feature Stories, Pictures | 0 comments The Village of Malta dates back to the earliest days of the State of Ohio. During the War of 1812, an ex-sailor, Simeon Pool, and his son-in-law, John Bell, settled in this particular area. These gentlemen laid out the first lots of Malta in 1816. Mr. Pool named this new town in commemoration of his visit to the Island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. The original plat for Malta contained one...
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A view from the 1913 Flood

Posted by Administrator on Nov 19, 2010 in Feature Stories, Pictures | 0 comments The statewide extent of death and destruction in the Flood of 1913 exceeds all other weather events in Ohio history, justifying the title of “Ohio’s greatest weather disaster.” Rainfall over the state totaled 6-11 inches and no section was unaffected. The death toll was 467 and more than 40,000 homes were flooded.
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Old View of McConnelsville

Posted by Administrator on Nov 19, 2010 in Feature Stories, Pictures | 0 comments Robert McConnel did not forget that in order to have a town, one must have churchs, schools and places to build and to hold the records of laws and deeds.
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