Washington County, Ohio Historical & Genealogy Newsletter April 2004 1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARIETTA!! April 7, 2004 MARIETTA - PIONEER CITY OF THE NORTHWEST 2. BROTHER OF DANIEL BOONE KILLED OPPOSITE MARIETTA 3. NEWPORT ONE OF EARLIEST SETTLEMENTS 4. BOY ESCAPED MASSACRE AT BIG BOTTOM 5. INDIANS IN AREA CAUSED INSECURITY 6. TRADITIONS DIFFER ON HOW WATERTOWN RECEIVED NAME 7. TWO SCOUTS IN ENCOUNTER WITH INDIANS 8. SILVERHEELS PAYS PENALTY FOR SCALPING 9. FORMATION OF COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINA 10. MORE PHOTOS ADDED TO WEBSITE (Families of Washington Co.) 11. New "LINKS" http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/newsletter/Wed_Mar_31_v1.html Debbie (Noland) Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO HISTORICAL & GENEALOGY "LINKS" http://hometown.aol.com/washcohistory/Intropage1.html