John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate Calvary entered Guernsey County on July 23, 1863. The uninvited guests raided and pillaged the area. Four interpretive signs throughout the county detail their journey. Learn if they escaped or were captured! In July of 1863, Union victories at both Gettysburg and Vicksburg, convinced the North that the war …
The trail recognizes the impact of William Boyd, Cambridge, Ohio’s beloved cowboy and TV/movie star. A collection of memorabilia is on display throughout downtown. A local boy who gained national recognition, William Boyd made quite a name for himself as the famed cowboy star Hopalong Cassidy, first on the big screen in the 1930s and …
Often billed as “the road that built a nation,” the National Road (Route 40) stretches nearly 700 miles across six states-from Maryland’s seashore to Illinois’ farmland. Thirty-two miles of the road pass through Guernsey County, traveling down the heart of Cambridge along Wheeling Avenue. Before becoming the iconic road it is today, the National Road …