Points of
Interest
- The Mound Hill Cemetery, located
along SR 141 in Gallipolis, is the burial site of numerous
Revolutionary soldiers from Gallia county.
- The city of Jackson, first named
Poplar Row, was laid out in 1817 and incorporated in 1847.
Several public buildings were erected in 1850 to include a
courthouse and jail. This historic district was originally
considered an iron furnace community as early Welsh settlers
took advantage of the land's natural supply of iron and salt.
- Jackson Lake State park, situated
just two miles west of the town of Oak Hill on SR 279.
This 350 acre facility contains a variety of wildlife, birds,
fish, reptiles and extensive varieties of
vegetation.
- Buckeye Furnace, located 10 miles
east of Jackson just off of SR 124, is one of the last 19th
century charcoal furnaces in existence in the Hanging Rock Iron
Region. The facility has been restored and includes a
charging house, casting house, blacksmith shop and company
store.
- The Leo Petroglyph site, located
just north of Jackson on CR 28, contains carvings in stone by
pre-historic Indians who inhabited the Jackson county
area.
- THE HOMESTEAD - The Bob Evans
Farm, S.R. 588, Rio Grande
Built in 1820 with bricks made on the farm, the property
remained in the Wood Family through four generations. At one
time, it was a stagecoach stop. Bob Evans purchased the property
in 1953 and came to live there with his family for many years.
- HANNAN TRACE -In 1798, Thomas
Hannan was commissioned by the federal government to mark a
trail from the mouth of the Coal River in Virginia to
Chillicothe, Ohio. It is now a road in Gallia County from S.R. 7
through Mercerville and ending in Patriot.
- SWINGING BRIDGE -North Main
Street/S.R. 325, Vinton Community Park, Vinton
The swinging bridge was built on the abutments of the covered
bridge burned by Morgan's Raiders in 1863. Pedestrians can cross
and view the Vinton Dam from the center of Raccoon Creek.
- ROBERT C. BYRD LOCKS AND DAM -Route
2, Apple Grove, WV
Fifteen miles south of the Silver Memorial Bridge. Operated by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the former Gallipolis Roller
Dam was the first of its kind built in the United States.
Ongoing major construction has included recently completed
replacement locks and new rollers for the dam.
- SYMMES CREEK & MORGAN
SISTERS TRAILS, WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST - Access to Symmes Creek
Trailhead from S.R. 141 to Woodside Road and Symmes Creek Road.
Access to Morgan Sisters Trailhead from S.R. 233 to Gallia Road
and Pumpkintown Road
Symmes Creek and Morgan Sisters trails are separate trails on
either side of Symmes Creek linked together by a short connector
trail. The two trails offer hikes ranging from two, four, six
and eight miles for day hikes or a 14-mile overnight hike when
the trails are combined.
- TYCOON LAKE WILDLIFE AREA -
Between S.R. 325 (access from Eagle Road) and S.R. 554 (access
from Tycoon and Vaughn Roads), Raccoon Township
This 684-acre wildlife area provides fishing, upland and forest
game and limited waterfowl hunting. Public-use facilities
include a boat ramp, parking areas and latrine.
Ohio
Department of Transportation Bike Trails Map and Information
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