Ohio Valley
The Ohio Valley region is in West Virginia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Parkersburg and Wheeling.
Parkersburg
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.
Wheeling
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Wheeling, also known as the "Friendly City" or the "Nail City", is a city of 26,000 people in West Virginia. Wheeling is known for having more Victorian architecture than any other city in the United States.
Weirton
Weirton is a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. This city is built on the steel industry which you can find along the Ohio River and is origin location of Weirton Steel.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Point Pleasant and Moundsville.
Point Pleasant
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Point Pleasant is a town of 4,637 people in West Virginia. These days it's best-known for a series of mysterious paranormal occurrences that began in 1966.
Moundsville
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Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,122 at the 2020 census.
Spencer
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Spencer is a city of 2,062 people in West Virginia. It was chartered in 1858 and named for Spencer Roane, a jurist from Virginia. Spencer is famous for hosting the West Virginia Black Walnut Festival every October.
Bethany
Bethany is a city in West Virginia. It is the home of Bethany College, a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Disciples of Christ Church.
Ohio Valley
- Type: river valley
- Description: valley and region along the Ohio River
- Also known as: “Ohio River Valley”
- Location: West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
39.5661° or 39° 33′ 58″ northLongitude of center
-81.5022° or 81° 30′ 8″ westWikidata ID
Q72054518
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovenian—“Ohio Valley” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Ohajo upės slėnis”
- Czech: “Ohio River Valley”
- French: “Vallée de l’Ohio”
- Slovenian: “Dolina reke Ohio”
- Slovenian: “Ohio River Valley”
- Slovenian: “Ohio Valley”
- “Ohio River Valley”
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