Zanesville-Muskingum County CVB

As our guest you will experience unparalleled quality, variety and enjoyment.  From relaxing outdoor recreation to notable historical sites, from unique shopping and fine dining, to insightful manufacturing tours, we have it all.  The people of Muskingum County look forward to hosting you for a memorable visit.  Their warm welcome will reflect the friendly spirit of middle America and the hospitality of the heartland. In the 1790s, a settlement was established at the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers as Colonel Ebenezer Zane and his son-in-law John McIntire blazed Zane's Trace, the original pioneer trail into the old Northwest Territory. Zane, a Revolutionary War veteran, was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to blaze a pathway into the rolling hills and the dense forests of the Ohio Valley, and to establish ferry crossings at three major rivers including the Muskingum.  McIntire and Zane's brother Jonathan took responsibility for operating the ferry at the Muskingum River and they were the county's first settlers. A town laid out by McIntire called Westbourne quickly grew out of the settlement and in 1801 it was renamed Zanesville in honor of Colonel Zane.