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| Concord Quaker Meeting House |
In 1813, the Concord Quaker Friends moved to this building which has the original solid walnut benches, made with wooden pegs. In 1865, the Meeting House was remodeled and made smaller. The walls are three-brick thick. The old door on it today came from the VanPelt Mansion, the second stop on the Underground Railroad. Donations accepted. Contact: 740-635-2255.
An early Quaker, Josiah Fox, was buried on the grounds. A plaque was made for his grave with the names of the ships which he designed written on the plaque.
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| Dysart Woods |
Dysart Woods, a 50acre tract of primeval oak forest located in Belmont County, is the largest known remnant of the original forest of Southeastern Ohio. A National Natural Landmark. Please remain on the trails and do not pick flowers or in any way destroy the vegetation. This is a virgin forest so when a tree falls, it is left. No smoking permitted in the area. Picnic facilities available at nearby Barkcamp State park , a short distance east of Belmont. I-70 to Exit 208 and take Rt. 149 South to Belmont. Then Rt. 147 South to Dysart Woods. |
| The Shaeffer/Campbell Covered Bridge |
stands east of the Ohio University Eastern Campus, I-70 Exit 213, overlooking a pond. It was originally built in 1891 in Fairfield County. Rescused from destruction in the late 1960's, it was reconstructed on the present site in 1975. It has been restored. |
| Ohio Bicentennial Barn |
in Belmont County is one of the 88 painted in each of Ohio's counties. Scott Hagan of Jerusalem, Ohio painted all 88 barns. This one is located off of Rt. 149, prior to the entrance to Barkcamp State Park. |
| Mail Pouch Barn |
| in Barkcamp State Park, painted by deceased barn painter Harley Warrick of Belmont, Ohio. This is one of the many barns on which Harley left his mark. Harley estimated he traveled 50,000+ miles a year as a Mail Pouch painter before he retired. He was featured in People Magazine, Smithsonian and the Wall Street Journal to name a few. Warrick painted by eye, starting at the center with the "e" in chew. |
| Ohio Scenic Byway |
| www.ohiobyways.com National Rd. (US Rt. 40) spans the entire width of Ohio for 235 miles as it parallels and sometimes follows I-70 between Bridgeport in the east to Richmond, Indiana in the west. The first federally funded road in American history, the National Road takes you from gently rolling hills to the flat farmlands commonly found on the edge of the Great Plains. The National Road was named an All-American Road by the Federal Highway Administration, which administers the National Scenic Byways Program. |
| Drovers' Trail |
| an old cattleman's trail where livestock were herded to commercial boats on the Ohio River--located just south of National Road in eastern Ohio's hill country. Extending from Exit 202 on I-70(Hendrysburg) in Belmont County, south along State Rt. 147 to the Ohio River city of Bellaire, Drovers' Trail links the National Road and Ohio River Scenic Byways. |
| Raven Rocks |
http://ravenrocks.org In 1970, a group of young Quakers bought the "Raven Rock" to protect it from strip mining. The growing awareness that we human beings are releasing forces of nature that could threaten the survival not only of the ravines, but ourselves as well, has led to additional efforts. The public demonstration projects are still in progress. A drive through the propety can be a pleasant reminder of how beautiful Mother Nature just naturally is when she is handled gently, which means with knowledge and respect for her rules and procedues. Raven Rocks is located 3 miles north of Beallsville, off State Rt. 145. |
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