Gallipolis+riverfront

Also see Ohio River and Gallia County Birding Drive
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Gallia County
=Gallipolis Riverfront= 300 Block of First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 City of Gallipolis website

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Gallipolis Riverfront
Coordinates: 38.8053371, -82.2059115 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Gallipolis
The City of Gallipolis is located on the Ohio River in Gallia County. Gallipolis lies 40 miles upriver from Huntington, West Virginia, 58 miles northwest of Charleston, West Virginia, 50 miles west of Marietta, 109 miles southeast of Columbus, and 156 miles east of Cincinnati.

Gallipolis, meaning the "City of the Gauls," began as a speculation project of the Scioto Company, which encouraged investors in France to purchase lands in Ohio; the project proved attractive to the middle class. Hundreds invested money hoping to find prosperity in America. Upon arriving, however, the French found the deeds worthless.

The disillusioned settlers petitioned both Congress and President Washington for aid. As a result, the Ohio Company sent a group of woodsmen from Marietta to build a settlement. The French arrived at Gallipolis October 17, 1790, unaware of the hardships of frontier life, but through perseverance, they established a thriving river trade in a short time.

In 1803, one of the first acts of Ohio's legislature was the creation of eight new counties. "Gallia" was given in honor of the county's first settlers, the "French 500" as they are known. Gallipolis today still bears the vestiges of the French as a proud reminder of the county's heritage. From City of Gallipolis website



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