The Marietta Register, May 13, 1869:
Since the appearance of our article on Harmar, the boys over there have unearthed the old well that once stood in the center of the Fort, cleared away the rubbish, and taken the dirt out to the depth of about four feet. They propose to go still deeper. The well is about midway between the top of the bank and the water's edge now. It is walled with boulders.
The boys have taken out the rubbish in the old well that was in the Fort at Harmar, to the bottom, and found in it a cannon ball. The Fort embraced within its walls about three-fourths of an acre, the greater part of which caved into the river many years ago.
The Marietta Weekly Leader, November 9, 1886:
George M. Woodbridge has located and is cleaning out the old Fort Harmar Well dug in 1785. It now lies about 40 feet below the bank, though when built it was within the Fort yard and there was sufficient room for parade outside of that.
Many curious sight-seers may be observed at all times of the day congregated on the Muskingum bank, taking observations of the old "Fort Harmar Well" which is now being opened by Mr. Woodbridge.
The bottom of the Fort Harmar well being reached, it is estimated that the well proper was probably about 40 feet deep. A large pewter plate about one inch in thickness was found, besides numerous pieces of strange glass.
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