Soakum Festival
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The Soakum Festival is held the last Saturday weekend of September
and depicts frontierlife in the 1800’s. In recent years
the Festival was recognized by the Ohio Historical Society as
a recipient of the State’s Education Award. The setting
of Heritage Park (just off Caldwell
Exit 25 on the Noble County Fairgrounds)
features a one-room school, church, log cabin and covered bridge
that take a page right out of Little House On The Prairie’s
Walnut Grove. Town’s people dress in period costumes while
a host of Appalachian crafters, numerous displays, great food
and many activities add to the excitement! Step back in time
for a great learning experience the whole family will truly
love!
HISTORY
Noble County once had a little town called Soakum. The real
name was Matrim, but because of the sky-high liquor prices
the townspeople charged their guests, it was better known
as Soakum.
Soakum was about 25 miles ( a day's travel by horse and wagon)
from Marietta, Ohio's first settlement. Soakum was well placed
to capitalize on the needs of travelers, being along Duck
Creek. Corn squeezins and applejack were plentiful, however
the town faded from the Noble County scene well before 1900.
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