Private company
Ohio Company of Associates
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18th-century land company in Ohio
The Ohio Company of Associates, also known as the Ohio Company, was a land company whose members are today credited with becoming the first non-Native American group to permanently settle west of the Allegheny mountains. In 1788, they established Marietta, Ohio, as the first permanent settlement of the new United States in the newly organized Northwest Territory.2 It ceased to exist in 1796.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Ohio Company of Associates, also known as the Ohio Company, was a land company whose members are today credited with becoming the first non-Native American group to permanently settle west of the Allegheny mountains. In 1788, they established Marietta, Ohio, as the first permanent settlement of the new United States in the newly organized Northwest Territory.2
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