ZANESVILLE, Ohio, city and cotmty-seat of Muskingum County, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking Rivers, 60 miles can of Columbus, on the Baltimore and Ohio, the Pennsylvania, the Zanesville and Western, the Wheeling and Lake Erie, the Ohio River and Western, and several electric railroads. The town was founded by Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane and John McIntire in 1799; it was capital of the State in 1810-12; was incorporated as a town in 1814; and received its city charter is 1850. There are seven bridges crossing the Muskingum and two across the Licking Riser, the town being built on the banks of the two rivers. The Muskingum is made navigable for small vessels by means of a series of locks and dams, and the city thus has water communica tion with Columbus; and with Cleveland by means of the Ohio Canal. The city is situated in a fertile agricultural region which has also deposits of coal, clay and limestone. Manufac tures were early attracted by the abundant water power supplied by the two rivers and by cheap fuel; they consist of important tile works.
potteries, brickyards, tanneries, machine shops, foundries, bent-wood works, tube works, flow and woolen mills, and glass, coffin and mining tool factories. The chief buildings include the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monumental Building, the County Courthouse, the City Market House, and excellent banking and buildings There is a well-organised city school system. both Roman Catholic and Lutheran parochial schools, a business college, high school and Roman Catholic Academy. The McIntire Chil dren's Home was endowed by the estate of John McIntire, and the John McIntire Public Library received a $50,000 Carnegie endowment The city owns its waterworks, and has a municipal hospital. The commission form of government is in force. Pop. (est.) 33.000.