Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Chambers Island Airport is located on the island. It is a private use airport owned by Chambers Island Flying Corp. with a single 1,200 by 40 feet (366 by 12 m) gravel runway. [ 25 ] It was originally constructed as part of an attempt in the 1920s to turn much of the island into a golf course and upscale residential area. [ 26 ]
The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km) [2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) [3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Big Darby Creek is a scenic river located in northwestern central Ohio, and an important tributary to the Lower Scioto River. The river's major tributary is the Little Darby Creek . The river runs 84 miles (135 km) from its source near the Champaign - Union county line, south-east through Union and Madison Counties.
The Chambers Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Door County, Wisconsin. It was replaced in 1961 by a skeletal tower, visible for 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi). [2] [3] The new light is identified by the USCG as 7-21895. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 as reference #75000063.
Here's a list of the state records for Ohio's biggest fish ever caught. ... Deer Creek near London. George A Keller, Dayton, on Sept. 3, 1932. Bass, smallmouth: 9.5 pounds. 23 1/2 inches. Lake Erie.
Pee Pee Creek is a stream in Pike County, Ohio, in the United States. [1] Pee Pee Creek derives its name from Major Paul Paine, a pioneer settler who added his initials to a tree which stood along its banks. [2] [3] Stones taken from Pee Pee Creek were used to construct the chimneys of pioneers' log cabins. [4] Pee Pee Creek is noted for ...
Door County's name came from Porte des Morts ("Death's Door"), the passage between the tip of Door Peninsula and Washington Island. [5] The name "Death's Door" came from Native American tales, heard by early French explorers and published in greatly embellished form by Hjalmar Holand, which described a failed raid by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) tribe to capture Washington Island from the rival ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!