Laughery Island
Laughery Island, also called Laughery's Island, is a privately owned alluvial island in the Ohio River in Boone County, Kentucky. The island is named after Archibald Lochry, the leader of an ill-fated group of Pennsylvania militiamen who were attacked near the island by Native Americans in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War, a battle known as Lochry's Defeat.Places of Interest
Highlights: Belleview Baptist Church and James Rogers House.
James Rogers House
House
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belleview and McVille.
McVille
Hamlet
McVille is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Laughery Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Ohio River in Boone County, Kentucky, United States
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Boone, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.99367° or 38° 59′ 37″ north
Longitude
-84.84051° or 84° 50′ 26″ west
Elevation
453 feet (138 metres)
Open location code
86CQX5V5+FQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Laughery Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Laughery Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Laughery”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Camp Shor and French.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Belleview Sand & Gravel #1 and Belleview Cemetery.
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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.
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