Muskingum River
the chief river of eastern Ohio. It is formed by the junction of the Walhondin and Tuscarawas rivers and flows in a S. E. direction for 112 miles, through an important agricultural region. It empties into the Ohio river at Marietta. The from its mouth. a MUSKMELON (Cucumis melo), delicious melon of a musky fragrance, much liked in the United States. See MELON.