This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

The Best Attractions In Mid-Ohio Valley

x
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is a public use airport located six nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Parkersburg, in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Wood County Airport Authority and is also known as Wood County Airport or Gill Robb Wilson Field. It serves the Mid-Ohio Valley area which includes the Ohio cities of Marietta and Belpre and the West Virginia cities of Williamstown, Parkersburg and Vienna. It is mostly used for general aviation, but also has scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 5,27...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

The Best Attractions In Mid-Ohio Valley

  • 3. Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Parkersburg
    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, USA. The property was the site of a Palladian mansion owned by Harman Blennerhassett, a participant in some of the alleged intrigues of Aaron Burr, and his wife Margaret Agnew. While the original mansion burned to the ground long ago, a detailed replica, which can be toured, has been built on its foundations. The Blennerhasset mansion greatly resembled George Washington's Mount Vernon, due to its Palladian style.The park is accessed via sternwheeler riverboat from Point Park on 2nd Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The riverboat ride takes about 20 minutes each way.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. West Virginia Penitentiary Moundsville
    Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area. The population was 9,318 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the nearby ancient Grave Creek Mound, constructed 250 to 100 BC by indigenous people of the Adena culture.Moundsville was settled in 1771 by English colonists Samuel and James Tomlinson. Fostoria Glass Company was headquartered in Moundsville from 1891 to 1986. The retired West Virginia State Penitentiary operated in Moundsville from 1867 to 1995. On August 4, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed The Spirit of St. Louis at Langin Field in Moundsville.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 5. Mothman Museum Point Pleasant
    In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 12, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register dated November 16, 1966, titled Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something. The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970 and later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. The Mothman appears in popular culture. The 2002 film The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, was based on Keel's book. ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 10. Palace of Gold Moundsville
    New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia near Moundsville. The town consists of 1,204 acres , and several building complexes, homes, apartment buildings, and businesses including the Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra Temple and Prabhupada's Palace of Gold. New Vrindaban was founded in 1968 under the direct guidance of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON. It is named for the Indian city of Vrindavan.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 12. Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex Moundsville
    The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter. The builders of the site, members of the Adena culture, moved more than 60,000 tons of dirt to create it about 250–150 BC. Present-day Moundsville has developed around it near the banks of the Ohio River. The first recorded excavation of the mound took place in 1838, and was conducted by local amateurs Abelard Tomlinson and Thomas Biggs. The largest surviving mound among those built by the Adena, this was designated a National Historic Landmark in the mid-20th century. In 1978 the state opened the Delf Norona Museum at the site. It displays numerous artifacts and interprets the ancient Adena Culture. In ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 13. North Bend State Park Cairo West Virginia
    North Bend State Park sits on 2,459 acres along the North Fork of the Hughes River in Ritchie County near Cairo, West Virginia. The park is named after the sharp bend in the river that the formed three sides of the original park boundary. The North Bend Rail Trail, a 72-mile hiking and biking corridor, is also managed as a unit of the park. A new 305 acre lake was recently added to the park.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 14. New Vrindaban Temple Moundsville
    New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia near Moundsville. The town consists of 1,204 acres , and several building complexes, homes, apartment buildings, and businesses including the Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra Temple and Prabhupada's Palace of Gold. New Vrindaban was founded in 1968 under the direct guidance of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON. It is named for the Indian city of Vrindavan.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mid-Ohio Valley Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu