Upper Benwood in West Virginia
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Bellaire, Ohio

Bellaire is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, and Wheeling is across the Ohio to the east. The population was 4,278 at the 2010 census, having had its peak in 1940. The village is located along the Ohio River. The Bellaire toll bridge (now abandoned and closed) was filmed in the 1991 motion picture The Silence of the Lambs.

Located at 40.0164, -80.7456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Ohio, Populated places in Belmont County, Ohio, Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area, Ohio populated places on the Ohio River

Benwood, West Virginia

Benwood is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,420 at the 2010 census. Benwood was chartered in 1853 and incorporated in 1895. The name of the city is derived from "Ben's Woods", as Benjamin McMechen (1777 - 1855) inherited that portion of land from the estate of his father, William McMechen (1724 - 1797), and built his homestead upon it.

Located at 40.0127, -80.734 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cities in West Virginia, Populated places in Marshall County, West Virginia, Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area, Coal towns, West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River

Fort Henry (West Virginia)

For the fort at the falls of the Appomatox River in Virginia, see Fort Henry (Virginia). Fort Henry was a fort which stood about ¼ mile from the Ohio River where the town of Wheeling, West Virginia is now located. The fort was originally known as Fort Fincastle and was named for Viscount Fincastle, Lord Dunmore, Royal Governor of Virginia. Later it was renamed for Patrick Henry, and was at the time located in Virginia.

Located at 40.0639, -80.725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Infrastructure completed in 1774, American Revolutionary War forts, Forts in West Virginia, Virginia in the American Revolution, Ohio County, West Virginia, British forts in the United States, Colonial forts in West Virginia

Boggs Island

Boggs Island is an island on the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia between the cities of Bellaire, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a small island near the Ohio shore opposite the mouth of Boggs Run, from which it may take its name. Strip mine companies removed every mature tree on this island in the 1980s.

Located at 40.0292, -80.7356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Islands of West Virginia, Geography of Marshall County, West Virginia, Islands of the Ohio River

Bellaire High School (Bellaire, Ohio)

Bellaire High School is a public high school located in Bellaire, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Bellaire Local School District. Bellaire's sports and other extracurricular teams are known by the mascot "Big Reds."

Located at 40.0175, -80.7422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Belmont County, Ohio, Public high schools in Ohio

St. John Central High School (Bellaire, Ohio)

St. John Central High School is a private, Catholic high school in Bellaire, Ohio. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville. Their nickname is the Fighting Irish. They also have a symbol of an eagle. They are members of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Located at 40.0192, -80.7431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in Ohio, High schools in Belmont County, Ohio, Educational institutions established in 1857

WUKL

WUKL is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. Licensed to Bethlehem, West Virginia, USA, it serves the Wheeling area. The station is currently owned by Keymarket Licenses, Llc.

Located at 40.0547, -80.7072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in West Virginia, Clear Channel radio stations

Siege of Fort Henry (1777)

The Siege of Fort Henry was an attack on American militiamen during the American Revolutionary War near the Virginia outpost known as Fort Henry by a mixed band of Indians in September 1777. The fort, named for Virginia Governor Patrick Henry, was at first defended by only a small number of militia, as rumors of the Indian attack had moved faster than the Indians, and a number of militia companies had left the fort. The American settlers were successful in repulsing the Indian attack.

Located at 40.0639, -80.725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles involving Native Americans, Virginia in the American Revolution, Conflicts in 1777, 1777 in the United States, Sieges of the American Revolutionary War, Wheeling, West Virginia