Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Point Pleasant (foreground) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. Gallipolis, Ohio is in the background right.

Point Pleasant is a city located in West Virginia, United States.

Geography

The city is at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers.

Point Pleasant was the place in the Battle of Point Pleasant that took place in October 10, 1774.

The city became popular after Mothman (according to witnesses) appeared. This local legend turned into a book and 2002 movie.

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Tourists at the monument of the Battle of Point Pleasant in Tu-Endie-Wei State Park.
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A replica of Fort Randolph, a fort from the American Revolutionary War. The town of Point Pleasant was built on the site of the original fort, and so the rebuilt fort was located nearby.
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In 1749 French explorer Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville asserts sovereignty of France over the Ohio valley by burying a lead plaque called « of Point Pleasant ».
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Statue of the Mothman, a legendary creature said to inhabit Point Pleasant

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