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CARLEtheCamry t1_isxog9h wrote

The wife and I typically take a "just to get away" vacation every 6 months. Earlier this year we stayed at this AirBnB across the river in Ohio from Parkersburg, WV. It's about a 3 hour drive, and you can take Route 7 all the way which IMO is a much easier and scenic drive along the Ohio River.

Place was small but super cozy right on the river with a great deck, inexpensive, and fit the bill of what I feel an AirBnB should be - little ancillary places rented out on the side, not messing with the local real estate market.

Parkersburg has Blennerhassett Island which has some rather interesting history involving Aaron Burr and an attempted coup of the US govt. In town there is also the Blennerhassett hotel which is "fancy" for the area with a great Sunday brunch.

The rest of the area is pretty sparse, it's the middle of nowhere Ohio/WV. But for us, who just wanted to day-drink and binge Netflix for 3 days it was perfect.

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_isxohpa wrote

Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park

>Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park is a state park located on Blennerhassett Island, a small island in the Ohio River, located in Wood County, West Virginia, USA. The property was the site of a Palladian mansion owned by Harman Blennerhassett, a participant in some of the alleged intrigues of Aaron Burr, and his wife Margaret Agnew. While the original mansion burned to the ground in 1811, a detailed replica, which can be toured, was built on its foundations in the 1980s. The Blennerhasset mansion greatly resembled George Washington's Mount Vernon, due to its Palladian style.

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