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What the next three days of weather look like:
- Friday: Partly cloudy, with 50% humidity. High of 87, low of 69.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, 60% humidity. High of 90, low of 68.
- Sunday: Partly cloudy, 55% humidity. High of 91, low of 70.
Marietta fun fact of the day:
A large percentage of early business done in Marietta was through trade. Furs and salts were some of the most valuable things to have for a number of years here. Before they started making salt on the Muskingum, it was brought in on pack horses and sold for $8 a bushel. Furs varied, in 1796 the cost of a raccoon fur was 2…