Belpre and The Ohio River

Belpre and The Ohio River is a memorial in City of Belpre, Washington, Ohio. Belpre and The Ohio River is situated nearby to Civitan Park, as well as near the swimming pool Belpre Pool.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blennerhassett Mansion and Belpre High School.

Blennerhassett Mansion

Museum

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Blennerhassett Mansion is a museum, which is situated 2,500 feet west of Belpre and The Ohio River.

Belpre High School is a public high school in Belpre, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Belpre City School District. Their nickname is the Golden Eagles. Grades seven to twelve attend this school. Belpre High School is situated 1 mile east of Belpre and The Ohio River.

Charles Rice Ames House

Building

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The Charles Rice Ames House is a historic residence in the city of Belpre, Ohio, United States. Built in 1843 in the Greek Revival style of architecture, the house has been named the region's most outstanding Greek Revival structure. Charles Rice Ames House is situated 1 mile northwest of Belpre and The Ohio River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belpre and Marrtown.

Belpre

Town

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Belpre is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River across from Parkersburg, West Virginia. The population was 6,728 at the 2020 census.

Marrtown

Neighborhood

Marrtown is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.

Parkersburg

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Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio.

Belpre and The Ohio River

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Belpre, founded in 1789 by New England settlers, grew along the Ohio River as a farming and trade hub visited by Lewis and Clark. By the 1900s, industry replaced agriculture, with river locks, dams, and barge traffic shaping its economy and recreation.”
Category: historic site
Location: City of Belpre, Washington, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.27322° or 39° 16′ 24″ north

Longitude

-81.59203° or 81° 35′ 31″ west

Inception

2003

Operator

Ohio History Connection

Network

Remarkable Ohio

Open location code

86FW7CF5+75

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13767640356

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Civitan Park and Belpre Pool.

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