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The history of Point Pleasant

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. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

Photo: Charles Johnson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Point Pleasant through the years

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01