Barnesville (Ohio)

Category:Has custom banner Barnesville is a village in western Belmont County. It was named after its founder, James Barnes.

Understand

Downtown Barnesville

Get in

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Map of Barnesville (Ohio)

State Route 800 runs through the town north and south. It connects to Interstate 70 six miles north of the town. State Route 147 runs roughly east and west through the town.

Get around

There is no public transportation. Driving or walking across Barnesville is quick and easy.

See

The old railway depot
  • Category:See listing with no coordinatesDickinson Cattle CompanyCategory:Has map markers, 35500 Muskrat Road (Located on State Route 800 north of Barnesville, between the village and Interstate 70), +1 740 758-5050. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Sunday 1PM-6PM during the summer. A 4,500 acre ranch built on reclaimed strip mine. Home of up to 1,500 registered Dutch buelingo, Texas longhorn, and African watusi cattle. Tour covers history of horned cattle in Ohio, Johnny Appleseed, Hopalong Cassidy, Ohio governor Wilson Shannon, and Hanging Judge Isaac Parker. See cattle being trailed and branded on this working cattle ranch. $10 adults, $4 children 4-12, free under 4.
  • 39.988611-81.1733331 Barnesville Baltimore & Ohio Railroad DepotCategory:Has map markers, 300 East Church Street. On site is the depot building, caboose #C-1974, and just down the walking trail is the railroad tunnel. Barnesville station (Ohio) on Wikipedia Barnesville Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot (Q4861580) on Wikidata OSM directions
  • 39.979722-81.2316672 Barnesville PetroglyphCategory:Has map markers. Barnesville Petroglyph on Wikipedia Barnesville Petroglyph (Q4861584) on Wikidata OSM directions
  • 39.988056-81.1755563 Belmont County Victorian Mansion MuseumCategory:Has map markers, 532 North Chestnut Street, +1 740 425-2926. May 1 - October 1, W-Su 1PM-4PM. Fully restored, twenty-six room Romanesque style mansion. Sights include carved woodwork, moldings, mantels and doors, as well as 22k gold decorations, decorative locks, hinges and gas and electric lighting fixtures. Houses one of the largest collections of original clothing from the 1890s in Ohio. Annual Christmas tour runs from Thanksgiving to Christmas. $5 adults, $2 age 6-18. Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum on Wikipedia Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum (Q4884345) on Wikidata OSM directions
  • Category:See listing with no coordinatesWatt Center for History and The ArtsCategory:Has map markers (Watt Center), 475 Watt Ave (Rt. 800 S., left at first light onto Church St. to Mulberry St. intersects with Watt Ave., turn left.), +1 740 425-1497, +1 740 425-2655 ext 204. Open May-Sept by Appointment. The original office building of the Watt Car and Wheel Company. Exhibits including coal history, business, industry and agriculture. Donations appreciated.

Do

The King Pumpkin
The Pumpkin Festival
A Pumpkin Stack
  • 39.9881-81.17751 Barnesville Pumpkin FestivalCategory:Has map markers (Located in downtown Barnesville), +1 740 425-2593. Th-Su, last full weekend in September. Local festival that began in 1964 and now attracts more than 100,000 people annually. Pumpkin growers compete to grow the heaviest pumpkin each year, crowned the King Pumpkin. (Current record was set in 2007 and weighed in at 1,289 1/2 pounds.) Other attractions at the festival include an Antique & classic car show, crafts, new and antique farm machinery, live music on multiple stages, and contests for hog calling, tall tales, and tobacco spitting. The event reaches its peak attendance on Saturday for the Giant Pumpkin Parade. Free for most of the festival, $1 or less for craft displays. Barnesville Pumpkin Festival on Wikipedia Barnesville Pumpkin Festival (Q890140) on Wikidata OSM directions

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  • Barkcamp State Park: 125 Electrified campsites and featuring hot showers, picnic tables, and firerings. Pets allowed in designated areas. Swim, fish, boat, or hunt (in designated areas). 65330 Barkcamp Road, +1 740 484-4064
  • Barnesville Memorial Park: Fish or boat on 12-acre Park Lake. Watch baseball or softball on one of three lit ball fields, one housing a covered grandstand. Lit horseshoe pit, basketball courts, tennis courts and volleyball court. Two walking trails that wind around Park Lake. Also home to the villages 4 July fireworks display.
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