Grape Island (West Virginia)
Grape Island is a 45-acre (180,000 m2) island on the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The bar lies off the West Virginia coast from the communities of Grape Island and Spring Run.
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| Location | Ohio River, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°25′49″N 81°10′55″W |
| Area | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
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The island was so named after the wild grapevines which once covered the island.[1] Grape Island is forested, predominantly with American sycamores. The island serves as a habitat for great blue heron, wood ducks, cormorants, Canada geese, and migrating loons and tundra swans. Because of its diversity in wildlife, Grape Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
See also
References
- Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 281.
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