Editing Marietta, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
In 1727, James Anderson made a lottery that laid out part of present-day Marietta. Later David Cook laid another portion of present-day Marietta. Further development by Jacob Grosh, John Myers, John Peadan, James Mehaffey, Benjamin Long, and James Huffy laid out the rest of present-day Marietta. In 1812, the borough was incorporated, merging all the areas of town except for the western portion of the borough which was extended into Marietta at a later date.

For the first few years of existence, the growth of the borough was meager. Then an economic crisis struck the town, not relenting until around 1830. Thereafter, industries such as timber and iron smelting provided many economic opportunities in the borough.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mariettapa.com/detailed_history.html|title=The History of Marietta, Pennsylvania|last=Bailey|first=Stephen|website=www.mariettapa.com|access-date=June 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613132045/http://mariettapa.com/detailed_history.html|archive-date=June 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The borough's name is an amalgamation of the first names of Mary Cook and Etta Anderson, the wives of two first settlers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=316|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=312}}</ref>

The [[Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill]], [[Joseph Bucher House]], [[Chickies Historic District]], [[Linden House (Marietta, Pennsylvania)|Linden House]], and [[Marietta Historic District (Marietta, Pennsylvania)|Marietta Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>