Farmers' Castle Museum and Education Center/ Belpre Historical Society
| Address | 509 Ridge Street, P.O. Box 731 Belpre, OH 45714 |
| Phone | (740) 423-7632 or (740) 423-7367 or (740) 423-7588 |
| history@belprehistory.org | |
| Web Site | www.belprehistory.org |
The Belpre Historical Society Farmer's Castle Museum & Educational Center
Ridge and Locust Streets in Belpre OH
Open Wednesday and Saturday from 1pm - 4pm
Belpre Historical Society Farmers Castle Museum Education Center
509 Ridge Street (not mailing address) P.O. Box, Belpre, Ohio 45714
Phone: 740-423-7588
Hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., April thru September.
Other times by appointment. Admission donation $4.00 adults; $1.00 students, group rates available. Do not accept credit cards.
Directions:
Turn off Washington Boulevard (Business Loop SR 618 & US 50) onto Locust Street between Belpre Savings Bank & Belpre Furniture.
Exhibits include:
SE Ohio Underground Railroad
Circa 180 Dana Carriage
Native American Arrowheads
Robert E. Holdren Exhibit
20th Century Weaving Loom
Local History and Artifacts
The Farmers' Castle Museum is home to the Belpre Historical Society. The original Farmer's Castle Fort housed many of Belpre's original settlers from 1791 - 1794 during the Indian Wars, including Bathsheba Rouse, the first female school teacher in the Ohio and Northwest Territory. Other firsts include a public library and a floating mill. The Museum is open on Saturday 1:00 - 4:00 pm during the summer months, other times by appointment. On display is a ca-1840 C-Spring Boot Carriage, built by the Brewster Carriage Company of Brewster, New York. Also see a pre-1900 pump Organ, a model of the Ferry Boat Nina Paden that ran between Belpre and Parkersburg, WV before the bridge was built, a model of the Mill Branch Covered Bridge, a Grandfather clock ca-1815, old Farming tools, Many artifacts of early Belpre, a seat from the 1904 Belpre B&O Railroad station, History and Photographs of the early families of Belpre, and Belpre High School Year Books from the 1930's to 1998.
What does the Farmer's Castle Museum Educational Center have to offer??
Website
www.belprehistory.org is an interactive site containing calendar of events section to which other historical organizations can add their activities and
Programs
Current Farmer's Castle newsletter is online; readers can ask history related questions and/or link to other sites.
The Southeastern Ohio Underground Railroad Exhibit, based on Henry Burke's research; African artifact from Tema, Ghana; artifacts from the Belpre area including an 1840's carriage owned by decendants of Capt William and Mary Bancroft Dana; first settlers information of the Belle Prairie area.
A collection of arrowheads and other items dating back 12,000 years, all found in the Belpre area by Jim Mcmannis; a work in progress to recreate a Victorian Parlor, the main focus of which is a six piece c.1886 parlor suite; and a rug weaving loom which we use as a hands-on educational exhibit.
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