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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Monday, October 12, 2020

Announcing Two "Pop Up Tours" that include the Marietta Mound Cemetery - Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 12:00 to 2:00PM and 2:30 to 4:30PM Tours - $10.00 each

 Sharing this news from the "Marietta Times" of  upcoming tours that includes the Mound Cemetery in Marietta

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The website of The Castle's Pop Up Marietta Mounds Tour and Registration Page

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12:00PM to 2:00PM Buy Tickets Registration

2:30PM to 4:30PM Buy Tickets Registration

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Excerpts.:
"The Marietta Mounds tour will begin at the Mound Cemetery, located at 5th and Scammel Streets in Marietta and will require transportation to the Capitolium, Quadranaou, and Sacra Via sites.

The cost-per-person is $10.

***Reservations are required in advance and will only be accepted via online registration or over the phone payment by calling 740-373-4180. On-site and cash payments will not be accepted.

The Castle follows all CDC and Ohio Department of Health Guidelines. Masks are required and 6 feet social distancing is mandatory between unfamiliar groups or persons."

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(Photos below from a July 6, 1998 trip to the Mound Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio):

Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr.'s monument above