Buffington Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets. A key or cay is another name for a small island or islet. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot, .There are two main types of islands:...

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 28,000. Its county seat is Ripley and its largest municipality is Ravenswood. Jackson County was formed in 1831 from parts of Kanawha, Wood, and Mason Counties, and named for Andrew Jackson,...

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast...

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Racine is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 746 at the 2000 census.Racine is Ohio's closest incorporated village to Buffington Island, the site of Ohio's only battle in the American Civil War....

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America...

The Battle of Buffington Island, also known as the St. Georges Creek Skirmish, was an American Civil War engagement in Meigs County, Ohio, on July 19, 1863, during Morgan's Raid. The largest battle in Ohio during the war, Buffington Island contributed to the capture of the famed Confederate cavalry...

Portland is an unincorporated community in eastern Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45770.It lies on the Ohio River, located below Long Bottom and above Racine....

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets. A key or cay is another name for a small island or islet. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot, .There are two main types of islands:...

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 28,000. Its county seat is Ripley and its largest municipality is Ravenswood. Jackson County was formed in 1831 from parts of Kanawha, Wood, and Mason Counties, and named for Andrew Jackson,...

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast...

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Racine is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 746 at the 2000 census.Racine is Ohio's closest incorporated village to Buffington Island, the site of Ohio's only battle in the American Civil War....

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America...

The Battle of Buffington Island, also known as the St. Georges Creek Skirmish, was an American Civil War engagement in Meigs County, Ohio, on July 19, 1863, during Morgan's Raid. The largest battle in Ohio during the war, Buffington Island contributed to the capture of the famed Confederate cavalry...

Portland is an unincorporated community in eastern Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45770.It lies on the Ohio River, located below Long Bottom and above Racine....

The Ohio Historical Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1885 "to promote a knowledge of archaeology and history, especially in Ohio"...