Martins Ferry, Ohio – View Permit
Martins Ferry enjoys the honor of being the oldest settlement in the state of Ohio, having been settled at least as early as 1779. The community was a westward extension of the city of Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), but, at that time, settlement on the west bank of the Ohio River was not permitted. The town was disbanded a couple of times before finally becoming permanent in 1785. In 1835, Ebenezer Martin, the son of Absalom Martin, one of the city?s earliest settlers, redesigned the town with a grid system of streets, much of which survives to this day. It was from this family that Martins Ferry took its name.
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Village of Bellaire, Ohio – View Permit
Bellaire is a village in Belmont County along the Ohio River. Wheeling, West Virginia is across the river to the east. The first big boost for growth came with the construction of the Central Ohio Railway in 1853, later absorbed by the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Stone Viaduct Bridge (opened in 1871) that carried it to Wheeling, West Virginia. The town was renamed Bellaire by the railroad company.
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Village of Brookside, Ohio – View Permit
Brookside is a village located in eastern Ohio close to the Ohio River. Brookside is incorporated. As of the census of 2010, there were 632 people, 282 households, and 193 families residing in the village.
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Village of Bridgeport, Ohio – View Permit
Bridgeport is a village in Belmont County. It lies across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, and is connected by two bridges, one to Wheeling Island and one to Wheeling West Virginia across the Ohio River.
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Belmont County, Ohio – View Permit
