Cambridge, OH - October 2007

Guernsey County, Ohio

A group of early settlers from the Isle of Guernsey in the British Channel pitched camp in 1806 in Cambridge because the women in the party refused to move on. Thus, the new County of Guernsey was formed a few years later in 1810. Central to the history of the area was the building of the National Road (U.S. Route 40) through Cambridge in 1827. Among the bridges built in that era, was the first bridge authorized in the Northwest Territory. Some of the bridges curved, and some of those 'S' bridges still survive. Early in the 1900's, the county, and particularly Cambridge became synonymous with quality glass, and collectors still visit Cambridge for Mosser Glass, Boyd's Crystal Art Glass, Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum, and the National Museum of Cambridge Glass.

Hopalong Cassidy

William Boyd attended school in Cambridge. If you're passing through town, stop at the Hopalong Cassiday Museum and then go by the monument a little further down the street.