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Invisible Ground Partners with the Campus Martius Museum

Posted on: 04/03/2026
By  C.J. Wilt
 

The Campus Martius Museum received a check of more than $15,000 from the Ohio History Fund on Monday. The "Big Check" presentation is for their upcoming projects in conjunction with Invisible Ground and Brian Koscho to help bring Marietta's rich history to life. Brian Koscho, the executive director of Invisible Ground, shared more on what Invisible Ground is and its role in the project.

 
"It's a multimedia storytelling project that focuses on history, and then specifically does that in southeast Ohio. So we do that with a couple of different ways, all with the idea of getting people more engaged in the stories and history of their community. And so we do it through our immersive historic sites, which let you use an app to see historic images on your phone in the place that they happened using augmented reality. And then also a documentary-style podcast series that goes further into detail in those places."
 

Erin Augenstine, the Executive Director of the Campus Martius Museum, shared how Invisible Ground will be implemented and how the grant will fund improvements to the visitors' experiences.

 
"So this grant is gonna fund the Ohio Company Land Office. It has a history going back to 1787 and the Campus Martius as well. So the markers themselves will be outside, so people can access them 24-7, whether we're open or not. So then you'll be able to hold it up and see the entirety of the stockade.
So not just the Putnam House, you'll be able to see images of the stockade, and then also there's a little play button when you raise it up, and you see the image, you will press play, and you'll hear part of the podcast that relates to that site."
 

The Ohio History Fund is a grant program funded through donations. The fund allocated 15 grants this year, donating over $194,000. We spoke with the Program Manager, Andy Verhoff, who presented the check to the Campus Martius Museum.

 
"It's a great project. We have a review panel that makes recommendations on which grants are funded, and honestly, if they can see the project, great. They can understand what the project wants to do, why it's significant, and how it will have a public impact. They'll wanna fund it. And this project has all those things.
I used to be the site manager here, and we would always explain how many feet the stockade went. With invisible ground, you can hold up your cell phone, and you can see the stockade, and that is so cool."
 

Koscho also alluded to future work that Invisible Ground could do in Marietta, helping to bring to life more of its rich history and historic monuments.


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