Beverly’s historic treasure
Tucker Museum full of fun, informationBy Brad Bauer, bbauer@mariettatimes.com
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Oliver Tucker Museum facts
The Oliver Tucker Museum is the "show place" of the Lower Muskingum Historical Society at Beverly. The museum, located off State Route 60 in Beverly, was formally dedicated July 2, 1972 by the donors, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dann of Dunedin, Fla. Mrs. Dann is a grand-daughter of Oliver Tucker. Her mother, Mary Tucker Townsend, was born in Beverly and lived in this home after her father, Oliver Tucker, bought it in 1886.
The home was built in 1835 by John Dodge, Esq., benefactor and founder of Beverly, Ohio.
Source: Oliver Tucker Museum.
BEVERLY - Twelve-year-old Danielle Quimby never knew there was so much history in her community until a weekend school assignment taught the girl to look at Beverly and Waterford in a new light.
The sixth-grader at Waterford Elementary School and her classmates went on a "treasure hunt" over the weekend, attempting to locate and learn about local historical places or artifacts.
"I never knew any of this was here," Quimby said, while on a tour of the Oliver Tucker Museum.
The museum, on Ohio 60 at Park Street, can easily be missed going from here to there in Beverly. It sits back off the road a bit, and is chock-full of local history.
The museum is generally open only summer months, but was open over the weekend in conjunction with the Patriots and Pioneers of Washington County events going on through Tuesday in Marietta.
Quimby said the museum and the old Round Bottom School house were among her favorite stops.
"I liked the school house because of how it was just one room for all the students," she said.
Still, she didn't seem to relish the thought of other classes invading her homeroom at Waterford Elementary.
"No, thanks." she said.
At the museum, Quimby said her favorite artifact was an old sword on display.
Sue Trotter, president of the museum, said the sword was aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia during the attack at Pearl Harbor. It was brought home by a local soldier, she said.
The sword is just one of a thousand or so items on display at the Tucker museum.
"We have a little bit of everything," she said.
Artifacts range from Buffalo Bill memorabilia - he was from the area - to office chairs and equipment from doctors and dentists who once worked in the region. There's also plenty of pictures, too.
"There's a camera that is responsible for many of the photos we have," Trotter said, pointing to an antique.
Trotter said four of the upstairs rooms in the home were remodeled last year. Work is under way to restore five downstairs rooms.
Oliver Tucker owned the first hardware store in Beverly and donated the house to the Lower Muskingum Historial Society, which maintains it. It was actually built by John Dodge, who settled the town.
Trotter said dozens of local residents and a handful of students all passed through the museum over the weekend.
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ramon05
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04-07-09 10:14 PM
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cherry thinks so much of beverly. She must have lived in lowell, anything is an upgrade from there.
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lizthompson
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04-06-09 9:41 PM
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whatever you wanna think i think it is a good idea for beverly
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oldgrouch
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04-06-09 8:53 PM
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ramon05, you are hardly worth the effort it's taking me to write this , but I certainly see you want to preach to other people your warped agenda. live what you preach. I noticed in your last post you told people not to blame there problems on other towns and without taking a breath blamed Marietta drug problem on them.
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THETRUTH
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04-06-09 8:04 PM
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come-on everyone.....We all know the whole world revolves around the great historic city of Marietta.
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ramon05
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04-06-09 4:34 PM
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I call em like i see em.Maybe if beverly and chester hill were'nt like they are we wouldn't have this drug problem in marietta. People have to start taking responsibility for thier own towns.I've heard talk that alot of the problems start there and infest into marietta. so maybe clean up your own backyards and stop blaming other towns for your problems
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legalizit
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04-06-09 4:13 PM
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Cherry this guy has alot of negativity about everything. He probably lives in Beverly and nobody likes him thats why he hates everything.
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cherries
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04-06-09 2:36 PM
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What area do you live in ramon05 that is so special to have no trash on the ground? There is not anymore trash around Beverly than other places. I have lived in Beverly and many other places in my life. In all the places I have been the Beverly/Waterford area seemed to be one of the cleanest and safest to live. I would rather my children go to Waterford school than any other in Washington county. So I say to you Ramon05, GET A LIFE! You need to get your facts right before you open your mouth. But it is hard to tell someone as ignorant as you. Anyone who thinks teaching history to children is a waste. I feel sorry for what values you may install in your children.
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legalizit
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04-06-09 1:18 PM
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Whoa Kdsemon Please dont quote Christ then have negativity in your comments. Sounds hypocritical!! But I forgive you. I was only trying to motivate the people of your community. My bad. I guess you like looking at the trash. Anyway great article about local history.
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Kdsemon
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04-06-09 1:13 PM
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You two should take a good look at your own towns and as Christ said, "remove the log from you own eye before you remove the splinter from your borthers!" The Beverly Waterford area is one of the best communities in this state to live and raise children. But then after reading the comments you two have left in the past,(ramon05,legalizit) you will never understand much of anything outside of you own little worlds... Grow Up...
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legalizit
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04-06-09 12:40 PM
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I think learning about history is never a waste of time but I do agree with Ramon about the trash up that way. You would think the people that live there would get off their butts and clean some of it up if they cared about where they live!! I ride my bike up the roads in my area and clean up trash.
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WaterfordWildcat93
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04-06-09 12:21 PM
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I have grown up around the Beverly/Waterford area all of my life, and learning about your history is NEVER a waste of time or money. Maybe if you knew more of your own history, you wouldn't be so quick to judge someone elses. And the trash probably came from people like you ramon05, trowing it out on your way through, not stopping to take the time to actually find out anything on the town.
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ramon05
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04-06-09 11:40 AM
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Sounds like a waste of time and money. They could of better spent thier time cleaning up that town. Theres always litter everywhere when i travel through there
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