Martins Ferry, Ohio - Things to do

Historic Church Walking Tour
8 churches of various religions can be found along 4th & 5th Streets, Walnut, Locust and Clay. www.peaseparks.com/ferrychurches

Sedgwick House Museum
740-633-5046 627 Hanover St. (Rt. 7, Hanover St. exit) Contains materials pertaining to the area in and surrounding Martins Ferry. The town had its inception in 1787 when the ground upon which the city is located was purchased by Captain Absalom Martin, one of the surveyors of the Seven Ranges of the Northwest Territory. Absalom started operating a ferry in 1789. Thus the name Martins Ferry. In 1835, his son, Ebenezer, platted and laid out the town. The museum is open by appointment 740-633-5559. Admission.

Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Rt. 7 north, Hanover St. exit, north on Fourth St.) Dating from 1795, the cemetery is Martins Ferry’s oldest pioneer landmark. It is the resting place of the Zane and Martin families. The Betty Zane Statue is a reminder of the heroine of the last battle of Fort Henry.

Where to Eat

DeFelice Bros. Pizza
(315 S. Fourth St.) 635-7700

First Ward North
(S. Fourth St.) 633-1969

Arby’s
(118 First St.) 633-3008

McDonald’s
(300 Hanover St.) 635-1866

New Hong Kong
(18 S. Fourth St.) 633-6888

Steel Mill Bar and Grille
(508 Main St.) 633-6730

Subway
(One S. Fourth St.) 633-2800

Wendy’s
(108 Aetna St.) 633-1976

Zontini’s Pizza
(100 South Fourth St.) 633-3222