Buffington Island

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Buffington Island
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Buffington Island (Ohio)
Buffington Island
Nearest city: Pomeroy, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°0′9″N 81°46′30″W / 39.0025, -81.775Coordinates: 39°0′9″N 81°46′30″W / 39.0025, -81.775
Built/Founded: 1863
Added to NRHP: November 10, 1970
NRHP Reference#: 70000508

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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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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
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