Buffington Island
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Buffington Island | |
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Nearest city: | Pomeroy, Ohio |
Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
Built/Founded: | 1863 |
Added to NRHP: | November 10, 1970 |
NRHP Reference#: | 70000508 |
Governing body: | State |
Buffington Island is an island in the Ohio River in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, east of Racine, Ohio. Nearby, just south of the Ohio community of Portland. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Buffington Island took place on July 19, 1863.
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- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
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