Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census. It is the
Point Pleasant (foreground) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Rivers. Gallipolis, Ohio, is in the background right while Henderson, West Virginia, is on the left.
Monument of the Battle of Point Pleasant in Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
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.
Statue of the Mothman, a legendary creature said to inhabit Point Pleasant
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The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 that carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio. Officially named t
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
…munitions stored, leaving bullet holes in the walls until a replacement was built in 1954. Point Pleasant was widely noted for the 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, which killed 46 people. On October 10, 1974, Point Pleasant celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant. A replica of Fort Randolph…
The Silver Bridge upon completion in 1928
Day 10 The Silver Memorial Bridge
Memorial plaque located near the original site of the bridge
Aerial view of the Silver Memorial Bridge in 2019