📜 GENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM
Brigadier General • Chief Engineer, Continental Army
Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory
Ohio Company Surveys
Join us for a fascinating presentation on General Rufus Putnam, a key figure in early American history and the founding of the Northwest Territory.
🗓 Saturday, March 7, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 First Congregational (UCC) Church
318 Front Street
Marietta, Ohio
🎤 Presented by Ann Besch, P.S.
• University of Akron
• U.S. Air Force Cartographic / Geodetic Officer
• Member, National Society of Professional Surveyors
• Ohio Society of Professional Surveyors
• Surveyors Historical Society
✨ Learn about Putnam’s military service, engineering achievements, and lasting impact on land surveying and American expansion.
✅ Free and open to the public
All are welcome!
