Meigs
Birthplace of Ambrose Bierce
An influential American journalist of the late nineteenth century, Ambrose Bierce (1842 – c. 1914) was born in Meigs County and reared in...
Brewster Higley VI (1823-1911)
Rutland, OH
Surgeon and songwriter Brewster Higley VI was born in Rutland in 1823, the grandson of Brewster Higley IV, a veteran of the American...
Captain Joseph C. Mc Elroy
Born at Oak Grove, prospected in the California goldfields in 1849.
First Ohio Invasion
Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins of Virginia, with 350 Confederate cavalrymen, crossed the Ohio River near this point on September 3,...
James Edwin Campbell
Pomeroy, OH
James Edwin Campbell was born on September 28, 1867, in the Kerr’s Run area of Pomeroy to James and Letha Campbell.
Major John B. Downing
Middleport, OH
Major John B. Downing was born in Rutland in February 1834, son of Rodney and Marian Black Downing.
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Situated in an agriculturally rich area, county fairs have long been a significant tradition and event in Meigs County.
Middleport Medal of Honor Recipients
Middleport, OH
Edward A. Bennett, PFC, Co. B., 358th.
Morgan’s Raid Route
General John Hunt Morgan led a force of 2,000 Confederate calvarymen into Meigs County on July 18, 1863, during a forty-six day raid...
Morgan’s Raid Route – The “continued fight” near Pomeroy
General John Hunt Morgan led a force of 2,000 Confederate calvalrymen into Meigs County during a raid north of the Ohio River.
Morgan’s Raid Route – The Deaths of Hysell and Hudson
General John Hunt Morgan led a force of 2,000 Confederate cavalrymen into Meigs County during a raid north of the Ohio River.
Morgan’s Raid Route / Chester Village Commons
General John Hunt Morgan of Kentucky led a force of Confederate calvarymen into Meigs County during a forty-six day raid north of the...
Morgan’s Raid Route Pursuers converge on Pomeroy / Meigs County Courthouse
Pomeroy, OH
As Morgan’s Raiders rode eastward across southern Ohio during the third week of July 1863, the scattered defensive forces pursuing him...
Morgans Raid Route – Skirmish at Bashan Church
General John Hunt Morgan led 2,000 Confederate cavalrymen into Meigs County on July 18, 1863, during a 45-day raid north of the Ohio River.
Rear Admiral William W. Outerbridge
Middleport, OH
Middleport native William Outerbridge (1906-1986) initiated the first shots of American involvement in World War II at 6:37 a.m. prior to...
The Ohio River / Historic Middleport
Middleport, OH
The Ohio River begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flows 981 miles to join...
Village of Pomeroy
Pomeroy, OH
Since it was formed in 1819, Meigs County was fostered by its location on 57 miles of the Ohio River, named by the Indians”Oyo,” meaning...