Malta, OH

Malta is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 559 residents. Malta was laid out in 1816 and named by an early settler who had visited the island of Malta during his time as a sailor. The village developed throughout the 19th century due to its strategic location on the Muskingum River, which became a significant transportation and trade route after the construction of a system of locks and dams between 1836 and 1841. The Morgan County Dungeon is a preserved 19th-century stone jail, rediscovered in 1964 during excavation work. A newcomer can read Malta through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Malta comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Malta is located on the west side of the Muskingum River, opposite McConnelsville. Malta is home to Dynamics.