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Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The population was 765 as of the 2020 census. It lies across the Ohio River from Huntington, West Virginia, at the mouth of Symmes Creek. The Robert C. Byrd Bridge across the Ohio River connects Chesapeake to Huntington's downtown area.
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Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, located in the southeastern part of Ohio, United States. It sits along the banks of the Ohio River, directly across from Huntington, West Virginia. The village is near the tri-state area where Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky meet.
Chesapeake Village City Hall is the administrative center for the local government in Chesapeake, Ohio, providing essential services, overseeing various departments, and facilitating access to education, recreation, and cultural events.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway traces its origin to the Louisa Railroad of Louisa County, Virginia, begun in 1836, and the James River & Kanawha Canal Company begun 1785, also in Virginia.
Latest news from Chesapeake, OH collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: American (19.1%), Irish (18.9%), Polish (13.1%), English (12.6%), German (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone. Elevation: 567 feet. Land area: 0.55 square miles.
Chesapeake, OH 45619, US. 740-867-5600. About us. Drew Griffin, Mayor. Jacob Wells, Mayor Pro Tempore. Katie Bentley, Council Member. Lisa Blake, Council Member. Paul Hart, Council Member. Marvin Henson, Council Member.
Chesapeake is one of the youngest villages in Lawrence County, but its beginning starts early in our county’s history. Chesapeake is the result of several small settlements joining together. To understand the history of Chesapeake, think of it as two separate communities: Lawrence City and Rockwood.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (reporting marks C&O, CO) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P. Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Richmond to the Ohio River by 1873, where the railroad town (and later city) of ...
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