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Browns Island (West Virginia)

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Ohio River, West Virginia, United States

Browns Island is an island on the Ohio River within the corporate boundaries of Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia. Browns Island was the site of a coke plant, which was in operation until 1982. The island's landscape is industrial with a small wooded portion at the southern tip. Griffen Island lies on the Ohio to its southwest.

Map of Browns Island, Weirton, WV 26062, USA

Browns Island is known to be the site of an ancient Indian burial ground.

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Browns Island (West Virginia) Wikipedia