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Gallia County, Ohio

Gallia County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 30,934, which is a decrease of 0.4% from 31,069 in 2000. Its county seat is Gallipolis. Its name is the Latin word for "France", so called because many immigrants from that country settled here. Gallia County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 38.83, -82.32 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cheshire, Ohio

Cheshire is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 132 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 38.9455, -82.1119 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Gallipolis, Ohio

Gallipolis is a chartered village in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Gallia County. The municipality is located in Southeast Ohio on the Ohio River. The population was 3,641 at the 2010 census. When the population dropped below 5,000, Gallipolis became a village, but continues to operate under its existing city charter.

Located at 38.8153, -82.1975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Henderson, West Virginia

Henderson is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 271 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was incorporated in 1893 and named for Samuel Bruce Henderson, who owned the townsite at the time.

Located at 38.8331, -82.1372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,350 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 38.8575, -82.1286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Battle of Point Pleasant

The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and American Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, American Indians under the Shawnee Chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militia under Colonel Andrew Lewis, hoping to halt Lewis's advance into the Ohio Country.

Located at 38.8393, -82.1408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bidwell, Ohio

Bidwell is a small unincorporated village in northwestern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and is often associated with the nearby community of Porter. Although unincorporated, it has its own ZIP Code of 45614. Bidwell is located eleven miles from the county seat, Gallipolis. It is located at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m). Bidwell is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 38.9186, -82.2992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia

Gallipolis Ferry is an unincorporated census-designated place in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, on the Ohio River located along WV 2. As of the 2010 census, its population was 817. It is the site of the Robert C. Byrd Locks & Dam on the Ohio. Gallipolis Ferry lies south of Gallipolis, Ohio. The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 38.7706, -82.1989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eightmile Island

Eightmile Island is a forested island on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia. The island is located directly across the river from the village of Cheshire, Ohio and American Electric Power Company power plant facilities there. The map is a clip from Harry Gordon's map (ca 1766) showing the "Indian Trade" safe camp site when on the main canoe route.

Located at 38.9401, -82.1051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Gallipolis Island

Gallipolis Island is an island on the Ohio River along the coast of Gallipolis, Ohio in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. While within the boundaries of West Virginia, Gallipolis Island belonged to the city of Gallipolis, Ohio until the city sold the island in 2004 to the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Service for its inclusion into the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Located at 38.814, -82.1921 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Silver Memorial Bridge

The Silver Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge which spans the Ohio River between Gallipolis, Ohio and Henderson, West Virginia. The bridge was completed in 1969, shortly after the Silver Bridge disaster, although it is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream (south) of the original. The design of the bridge is much more proven than the ill fated eyebar chain suspension bridge, which collapsed in 1967.

Located at 38.8344, -82.1475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Point Pleasant Rail Bridge

The Point Pleasant Rail Bridge is a cantilever bridge that crosses the Ohio River between Gallia County, Ohio and Point Pleasant, West Virginia. At the present time, the bridge is being used by Norfolk Southern for transporting goods from point to point via rail, but it was once used by Conrail, Penn Central, and the New York Central Railroad.

Located at 38.8461, -82.1414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Kyger Creek Power Plant

Kyger Creek Power Plant is a 1-Gigawatt coal-fired power station at Cheshire, Ohio, USA operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation. Launched into service in 1955, the plant is located just 2.5 kilometres downstream along the Ohio River from a much larger, newer coal-fired Gavin Power Plant. It has one of the tallest chimneys in the world at 305 metres, built in 1980.

Located at 38.9153, -82.1283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Fort Randolph (West Virginia)

Fort Randolph was an American Revolutionary War fort which stood at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, where the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, is now located. Built in 1776 on the site of an earlier fort from Dunmore's War, the fort is best remembered as the place where the famous Shawnee Chief Cornstalk was murdered in 1777. The fort withstood attack by American Indians in 1778 but was abandoned the next year.

Located at 38.8377, -82.122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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River Valley High School (Bidwell, Ohio)

River Valley High School is a public high school near Bidwell, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Gallia County Local School District, the other school being South Gallia High School. Their nickname is the Raiders. The school has been rated "Excellent" two years in a row on the state report card making it one of the highest ranked schools within several counties.

Located at 38.9147, -82.2814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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South Gallia High School (Crown City, Ohio)

South Gallia High School is a public high school in Crown City, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Gallia County Local School District, the other school being River Valley High School. The South Gallia nickname is the Rebels. South Gallia School colors are Red, Gold, and White. The school opened in 1996 after a de-consolidation . The building being used for South Gallia is old Hannan Trace High School (home of the Wildcats).

Located at 38.6617, -82.2767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Gallia Academy High School (Gallipolis, Ohio)

Gallia Academy High School (GAHS) is a public high school in Gallipolis, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Gallipolis City School District. The boys' sports teams are known as the Blue Devils, while the girls' teams are called the Blue Angels.

Located at 38.8272, -82.2789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Kerr, Ohio

Kerr is an unincorporated community in southeastern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45643. Kerr is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Public education in the community of Kerr is provided by the Gallia County Local School District.

Located at 38.875, -82.2611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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WXBW

WXBW (Your Big Buck Country 101-5) is an FM radio station located in Gallipolis, Ohio. The station has an additional booster station, WXBW-FM1 located in Huntington, West Virginia. The stations are licensed to Fifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc. Previously a classic rock radio station, former-owner Connoisseur Media flipped 101.5 The River (WRYV) to Variety Hits as 101.5 Bob FM at approximately 10:00 p.m. on August 26, 2008. At this time, the station became known as WXBW.

Located at 38.805, -82.227 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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WBGS

WBGS is an Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant and Mason County, West Virginia. WBGS is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.

Located at 38.8117, -82.0997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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WVRR

WVRR ("Walk FM") is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving the Mid-Ohio Valley. WVRR is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations as a simulcast of WPJY 88.7 FM in the Parkersburg, WV area.

Located at 38.8469, -82.1306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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WBYG

WBYG is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant, Mason County in West Virginia and Gallia County in Ohio. WBYG is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.

Located at 38.8469, -82.1306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Gavin Power Plant

General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a 2.6-Gigawatt coal-fired power station in Cheshire, Ohio, USA operated by American Electric Power. Named after James M. Gavin, it is the largest coal fired power facility in Ohio, and one of the largest in the nation. Its two units, rated at 1300 MWe each, were launched into service in 1974 and 1975. The plant is connected to the grid by 765 kilovolt transmission lines (the highest rated voltage in the United States).

Located at 38.9358, -82.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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WJEH

WJEH is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to Gallipolis, Ohio, USA and serving the Point Pleasant, West Virginia area. The station is currently owned by Sunny Broadcasting, LLC.

Located at 38.8056, -82.2231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Silver Bridge

The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. The bridge connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio, over the Ohio River. On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed while it was full of rush-hour traffic, resulting in the deaths of 46 people. Two of the victims were never found.

Located at 38.845, -82.1411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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