PARKERSBURG, W. Va. (WJW) – Have you ever wondered what happened to Aaron Burr after he shot Alexander Hamilton? Believe it or not, his story led him to an island on the Ohio River, and it’s just a ...
Long before a family named Blennerhassett made an island in the middle of the Ohio River their home, people were living and working on the island a few miles downstream from what is today, Parkersburg ...
Half a mile of splashing blue water separates Parkersburg, W.Va., from Blennerhassett Island on the Ohio River. As Blennerhassett state park's Island Belle sternwheeler paddles toward the island - and ...