Falmouth is an historic American river community. Located at the confluence of the Licking and South Licking Rivers, it was a perfect settlement site for the colonial pioneers. Inhabited as early as 1776 by Virginians who named the town after Falmouth, Virginia, it was officially chartered in 1792. The State legislature created Pendleton County in 1798, the 28th county formed in the state and Falmouth was designated county seat. The advent of the Railroad in the 1850's saw the town grow from an isolated rural hamlet to a booming commercial center.
Many examples remain as a testimony of an earlier, more elegant era.
For over 200 years Falmouth has survived. Whether it be attacks by the English during the American Revolution, skirmishes between the North and South during the Civil War, or lusty barroom brawls, the enemy was confronted and subdued. But they didn't waiver. The undampened pioneer spirit was entrenched in her people. In Falmouth's past lies the strength to meet the future.