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A beautiful day to go taking pictures. I drove past the Paul Zimmer farm and shot this from the rear window of my truck.

Marietta Clicker posted a photo:

The beautiful Delta Queen stopped in Marietta, Ohio (August 4, 2008) on her
return trip starting in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Left: Liberty Images' RR signal along the Montour Trail outside Pittsburgh Pa.
Right: Old B&O Train Bridge at Marietta Ohio. The tracks have long since been removed.

Thanks Jen!

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People enjoying a rowboat ride on the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio

gb_packards posted a photo:

While at the boathouse today I heard some strange sounds coming from the river and caught this unusual group heading south. I believe this is a dredge but the propulsion is from a paddlewheeler called the Laura J, a very unusual sight on the river today. ( I think the gal in the lower right corner is a mother of one of the HS rowers.)

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The Delta Queen (above) was back in Marietta, Ohio on July 31, 2008. See
gb packards pictures, which are very good. Here is the schedule for the Queen's visits to Marietta for the balance of 2008 and, perhaps, forever.
Monday - Aug 4 (8 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Thurs. - Sept. 11 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Monday - Sept 15 (8 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Thurs. - Oct 2 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Monday - Oct. 6 (8 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Vicki Webster, an active leader in the "Save The Delta Queen" campaign, feels optimistic about the future of the Queen. According
to Webster, U.S. Senator, George Voinovich - R - Ohio, has recently announced his support for an exemption for the Delta Queen and will introduce exemption legislation in September right after the August recess. Much is happening "behind the scenes" and let's hope the Queen will sail for a long time !!

gb_packards posted a photo:

Small tugs on the Ohio River.
Left: Austin Cole hurrying upriver
Right: Milton with a load of rock- Shoreline of WVa at the left

Taken from the Williamstown Bridge at Marietta Ohio

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Stopping over in Marietta Ohio, the Delta Queen sits moored to the Levee. The boat is scheduled for passenger service through November 2008. After that, her future is uncertain. Her sister (brother?) Delta King is a hotel and restaurant in Sacramento California.

Marietta Photo Bug posted a photo:

Photo taken: Marietta Ohio

Marietta Photo Bug posted a photo:

Photo taken: Marietta Ohio

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Originally the Delta Queen and sister Delta King were built in Sacramento California with parts shipped from Scotland in 1926. The Delta Queen cruises the Mississippi River and its tributaries on a regular schedule, with cruises ranging from New Orleans to Memphis to St. Louis to St. Paul to Cincinnati to Pittsburgh, with stops in between. Her future is currently uncertain, but she is scheduled to continue to operate through November 2008.

gb_packards posted a photo:

Taken from the walkway of the Williamstown Bridge, the riverboat Delta Queen and surrounding area of the Ohio River at Marietta.

thoeflich posted a photo:

Found this guy feeding in the morning calm at the Leith Run recreation and camping area near Marietta Ohio.

thoeflich posted a photo:

This guy looks to me to be a little older than the other. I saw him also at the Leith Run recreation and camping area near Marietta Ohio.

gb_packards posted a photo:

I took this shot of our beautiful flag flying at the old Marietta High School. The hill where the school sits get a lot of wind and I can remember many years ago the flags defiantly whipping over the grounds.

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I walked around the old Marietta High School and was pleased to discover how clean and attractive she still is. The heavy wooden doors and windows have been replaced but it's appearance wasnt changed all that much and the remodeling was done in good taste. The school itself was built in 1926. The gymnasium was completed and dedicated in 1929. Since 1967 it has been the junior high, now called the Marietta Middle School.

From left to right: This is the front of the building facing north. The parking lot, gymnasium and track are in the rear and is used as the main entrance.
This Tiger is painted in the center of the gymnasium's basketball court. It still looks as good as it did when I attended here in the late 1960s.
The gymnasium is startlingly beautiful and is obviously well kept. The doors were open and I took a memorable walk inside and got a few shots before exiting.

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The Rock greets those that use the north entrance to Marietta High School in Marietta Ohio. If you could strip the paint from it, layer by layer, it would reveal a wonderful history of each class that has represented itself with art work that has been applied since 1967. The Rock is a monument to the thousands of students and faculty who attended here.

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This photo shows the lower floors of the building, built between two hills, seen from the north side. The outside steps do not extend to the bottom floor and must be reached from the inside.

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This is the north end of the top floor of the Marietta High School in Marietta Ohio. The unique school was built between two hills and first opened its doors in 1967.

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This is two connecting buildings that were part of a large complex that made up the Washington County Children's Home. I had many friends, most who I met in grade school through high school, who lived and worked here.
This Children's Home was Ohio's first, founded in 1867 by Catherine Fay Ewing and the first in the nation to be funded with tax dollars. At the time, the 100 acre farm was purchased for $18 thousand by the Washington County Commissioners. It became the means for establishing Children?s Homes all around Ohio and the Ohio Children?s Home Law became the model that was eventually enacted throughout the United States.