The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGallipolis Ferry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is situated on the Ohio River along West Virginia Route 2. As of the 2020 census, its population was 735 (down from 817 at the 2010 census). It is the site of the Robert C. Byrd Locks & Dam on the Ohio. The community was named for the fact a ferry once provided service between the town site and nearby Gallipolis, Ohio. The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 817 to 735 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gallipolis Ferry yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Gallipolis Ferry’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gallipolis Ferry’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.