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Marietta is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,515 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington County, and is the second largest by population of three principal cities of and included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio (part) Metropolitan Statistical Area. Founded in 1788, Marietta is the oldest city in Ohio.

Events:
Annual Sternwheel Festival is held every year on the weekend after Labor Day in September. 2005 was the 30th anniverary of the event which brings dozens of Sternwheelers to the banks of the Ohio River near downtown Marietta. The Festival includes performances from musical artists, sternwheel races, and a large fireworks display which brings in thousands of visitors from across the country.

Annual Riverfront Roar powerboat races are held in July, the event includes formula 2 and formula 3 powerboat racing along the Ohio River.

Marietta Civil War Re-enactment is also held at the end of September, and includes Union and Confederate re-enactors battling across the scenic Muskingum River.

Goodfest is held at Goodfellows Park and is a local music festival for teenagers featuring local musicians in a drug & alcohol free environment.

A number of regattas run throughout the spring, chief among them Marietta High Schools Ralph Lindamood Memorial Regatta and the Marietta Invitational Regatta hosted by Marietta College, which brings some of the nations fastest college rowing programs to the Muskingum River. In the fall season the Head of the Muskingum head race is held, again bringing in rowing teams from across the country. The race is run over a 3-3.5 mile course starting in Devola, Ohio and ending at Marietta College's Lindamood-VanVoorhis Boathouse.

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