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Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park 137 Juliana St, Parkersburg, WV 26101 ☎ +1 304-420-4800 Last Updated: 07/27/2025 |
| Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park is a state park located on Blennerhassett Island, a small island in the Ohio River, located in Wood County, West Virginia. A grove of towering black walnut trees, twittering songbirds, and an air of opulent serenity greet visitors as they step onto Blennerhassett Island — a patch of about 500 acres in the middle of the Ohio River with a history all its own. | |
| Only a 20-minute sternwheel boat ride away, the island is the perfect way to travel back in time, transporting history buffs and weekend-getaway lovers alike to the early 19th century. Features the reconstructed Blennerhassett Mansion, guided tours, gift shop, narrated wagon rides, hiking trails and picnic facilities. Frequent special events include Mansion by Candlelight each October. Open May– October. | |
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Fort Boreman Park Place » Outdoors Fort Boreman is a historic archaeological site encompassing a Civil War fortification located near Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is a series of paired, approximately four foot deep trenches encircling the top of the hill in a zigzag pattern. 51 views 💖 1 👍 0Fort Boreman Dr, Parkersburg, WV 26101 |
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Parkersburg Place » City Parkersburg is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, and its county seat. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-most populous city and the center of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The city's population was 29,749 at the 2020 census, and its metro population was 89,490. The city is about 14 miles (23 km) south of Marietta, Ohio. 105 views 💖 1 👍 0West Virginia |
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Visit Greater Parkersburg Place » Outdoors When you are in Greater Parkersburg and you see tourists shopping, dining and sightseeing, a motor coach parked at an area attraction, a competitive sporting event taking place or a convention group staying at a local hotel, chances are the bureau was behind the scenes helping to make it happen. 268 views 💖 1 👍 0350 7th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101 |