About all that remains of Moonville is this old railroad tunnel. The town sprang up in the late 1800's because of the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad building through the uninhabited forest on its way to Cincinnati.

The coal town's population peaked at just over one hundred. The last family left town in 1947. By the 1960s most of the buildings were gone and only the tunnel survives today.

The Moonville Tunnel can be accessed via The Moonville Rail-Trail, a sixteen-mile #hiking trail comprising the abandoned railway inside the Zaleski State Forest.

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Quality Inn & Suites Zanesville City Center

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"We got the in-room jacuzzi suite and the tub was clean and everything was in good working order we use the hot tub that was available in the pool area as well and everything was well maintained and good working order breakfast is just a good continental breakfast but overall the property is very clean everybody is super nice and it's always very accommodating the beds are very comfortable and the rooms are well maintained it's a pleasure to stay here every time we come to town"