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Babbs Island

Babbs Island is an in , on the Ohio River between , and , West Virginia. It takes its name from the Babb family of , Ohio which once owned the island from 1804 to 1820—John Babb was the original owner.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Babb’s Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chester teapot and Carnegie Public Library.

Work of art
Photo: Kurtsampsel, Public domain.
The is billed as the "World's Largest Teapot", which measures 14 feet in height by 14 feet in diameter. Its current location is on the former site of a popular amusement park, Rock Springs Park, off an onramp along U.S. Highway 30 in the in , .

Library
Photo: 636Buster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in , is a public library located at 219 East Fourth Street. The construction of the library, which opened in 1902, was funded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, whose uncle lived in East Liverpool.

Residential area
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The building was built in 1924 by industrialist Monroe Patterson as a memorial to his late wife, Mary Patterson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawrenceville and East Liverpool.

Village
is an unincorporated community in northeastern , United States. It is directly adjacent to the city of , and has been closely connected to it throughout its history.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in , United States. The population was 9,958 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Ohio River at the intersection of Ohio, and about 30 miles from both and .

Neighborhood
Photo: 636Buster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located in , was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 1985. The district encompasses three blocks of downtown East Liverpool along East Fifth street between Market Street and Broadway.

Babbs Island

Latitude
40.62403° or 40° 37′ 27″ north
Longitude
-80.55702° or 80° 33′ 25″ west
Elevation
679 feet (207 metres)
Open location code
86GXJCFV+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28376087
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5280058
Wiki­data ID
Q4837602
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Satellite Map

Discover Babbs Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Dutch—“Babbs Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة بابس”
  • Cebuano: “Babbs Island”
  • Dutch: “Babbs Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Second Baptist Church and Second United Presbyterian Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Babbs Island”. Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.