Pine Street Cemetery

The Pine Street Cemetery was established around 1790. The most interesting monuments are those of the original French 500 settlers and Congressman Vinton for whom, in 1850, Ohio’s Vinton County was named. Some of the early gravestones remaining in the cemetery today are inscribed with dates of deaths as early as 1815, Many older headstones feature epitaphs with warnings to the living to convey strong and enduring messages. These sedate symbols of expression took far less space than words.