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The boundaries between Kentucky and West Virginia and the three states to their north – Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois – is based on the historical northern bank of the Ohio River. [1] In 1763, Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War , whose North American theater was called the French and Indian War .
Clip from John Senex map c. 1710 showing the people Captain Vielle passed by to arrive in Chaouenon's country as the French Jesuit called the Shawnee.. For nearly 15 years, missionaries and "coureurs de bois" confused ideas of a "beautiful River, large, wide, deep, and worthy of comparison . . . with our great river St. Lawrence" that in 1660 and 1662 they were able to describe a river below ...
Large rivers, like the Wisconsin River and Fox River, have many islands as well. Doty Island, in the Fox River, is one mile wide and one and a half miles long. [43] French Island, in the Mississippi River within the city of La Crosse, covers an area of 2.02 square miles (5.2 km 2) and has a population of 4,207. [44]
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exclusive of major tributaries, there are about 46 named rivers in West Virginia.
Willow River (Tomahawk River tributary) Wind River; Wisconsin River; Wolf River (Eau Claire River tributary) Wolf River (Fox River tributary), tributary of Winnebago Pool; Wood River; Yahara River; Yellow River (Chippewa River tributary) Yellow River (Red Cedar River tributary) Yellow River (St. Croix River tributary) Yellow River (Wisconsin ...
West Virginia covers an area of 24,229.76 square miles (62,754.8 km 2), with 24,077.73 square miles (62,361.0 km 2) of land and 152.03 square miles (393.8 km 2) of water, making it the 41st-largest state in the United States. [3]
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
Randolph County is the largest by area at 1,040 square miles (2,694 km 2), and Hancock County is the smallest at 83 square miles (215 km 2). [8] Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [ 12 ] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023).