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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 2 miles away.
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Cities in West Virginia, Populated places in Mason County, West Virginia, County seats in West Virginia, Point Pleasant micropolitan area, Populated places on the Kanawha River, West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River

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 3 miles away.
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Shawnee tribe, Pre-statehood history of West Virginia, Mason County, West Virginia, National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

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 3 miles away.
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Railroad bridges in West Virginia, Cantilever bridges, Norfolk Southern Railway bridges and tunnels, New York Central Railroad, Bridges over the Ohio River, Buildings and structures in Gallia County, Ohio, Buildings and structures in Mason County, West Virginia, Transportation in Mason County, West Virginia, Transportation in Gallia County, Ohio, Railroad bridges in Ohio

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 2 miles away.
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Energy infrastructure completed in 1955, Towers completed in 1980, Towers in Ohio, Coal-fired power stations in Ohio, Buildings and structures in Gallia County, Ohio

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 3 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 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in West Virginia

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 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in West Virginia, Country radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1995

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 3 miles away.
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