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Muzzleloaders and mountain men gather on Blen- R 14 I Call the museum office at 304.420.4800 nerhassett Island each spring. Authentic campsites, Museum Hours: Closed Mondays & major holidays. V E for group planning assistance. R demonstrations of camp-life and period dress. Jan.—April 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

May- Sept. 1 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. R ÒÒ Brunch with Margaret E A mid-morning brunch and mansion tour with Sept. 2—late Oct. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. IV 31 4 R WEST 4 Late Oct.—Dec. 23 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. IO your hostess, Margaret Blennerhassett. H Things to do on the Island O VIRGINIA Mid-Ohio 55 Valley ÒÒ Sundae Sunday Evening Cruises th S 22 Ò Tour of Blennerhassett Mansion t Regional Ò Ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream! d Airport e Location R v r A 46 e th Enjoy a few scoops during an evening sternwheel ride. v S i ÒÒ Horse-drawn wagon rides R l t a r Blennerhassett Island is located on the t n e Ò Family Fireworks Cruise C 3

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3 A B C D E F G The Blennerhassetts Famous Island Visitors , a wealthy Irish aristocrat, Blennerhassett Island is a legendary historic site for and his wife, Margaret, settled on the island in 1798 a variety of reasons. During the 1760s, the famous and began building a magnificent mansion and estate. Delaware Indian, Nemacolin, made the island his Island History However, he became entangled in a mysterious military The Putnam-Houser House home. In addition, renowned figures including George Blennerhassett Island’s antiquity spans back to the Ice enterprise with in 1806. As a result, “Maple Shade” was brought to the island by barge in Rogers Clark, Johnny Appleseed, Henry Clay, Walt Age hunters 13,000 years ago. Native American tribes President accused both men of plotting December 1986, from a bluff in Belpre, Ohio. Today, Whitman and Gore Vidal visited the island. lived on the island almost continuously, until white treason in attempting to establish an empire in the the 1802 two-story frame house is completely restored. settlers began to flock to the area in the 1780s. (Many southwest. It is a tribute to the pioneering spirits of its builders. artifacts and tools dating to these ancient residents of the Aaron Waldo and Charlotte Loring Putnam, both island are on display at the Blennerhassett Museum of Blennerhassett fled the from New , came to settle the Northwest Regional History.) island, but was captured and Territory after the Revolutionary War and were friends imprisoned in the Virginia of the Blennerhassetts. State Penitentiary. Although Blennerhassett Museum Burr was tried and acquitted and Blennerhassett released, of Regional History the lives of both men Begin your journey into the past of the Blennerhassetts, were ruined. as well as Parkersburg, at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History. Enjoy seeing intriguing archeological The exquisite mansion accidentally and historical exhibits of the Blennerhassetts and the burned to the ground in 1811, leaving little visible trace area, dating back to the 1700s. Watch a brief video of its graceful, semicircular lines. However, modern of the island and see the famous Stahl Collection of archeologists rediscovered its foundations in 1973. prehistoric Indian artifacts. Through a continuing program of careful historical and architectural research, the mansion has been recreated An extensive gift shop with memorabilia and more for visitors. The interior is furnished with some of the is available on site. Open year-round, the museum original pieces owned by the Blennerhassetts and other admission is a nominal fee. Tours are self-guided. furnishings of the era.