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River Museum Plans Fall Reopening Three Years After Devastating Fire

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River Museum Plans Fall Reopening Three Years After Devastating Fire

March 5, 2021

Nearly three years after an electrical fire destroyed the Point Pleasant River Museum in Point Pleasant, W.Va., construction is underway on a new museum that includes a state-of-the-art… Read More

Point Pleasant Museum Damaged By Fire A fire in the attic of the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center was fought by firefighters from eight communities in West Virginia and Ohio. (photo courtesy of Mark Kincaid)

A fire in the attic of the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center was fought by firefighters from eight communities in West Virginia and Ohio. (photo courtesy of Mark Kincaid)

Point Pleasant Museum Damaged By Fire

July 6, 2018

Jack Fowler shows water, ash and fire damage on the museum’s second floor, which housed the museum’s offices, library, towboat pilot simulators and various displays. (Photo by Jim Ross)… Read More

Silver Bridge Collapse Anniversary Commemorated Jack Fowler, right, executive director of the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center, talks about the Silver Bridge collapse with Tom Smith, West Virginia secretary of transportation, at a reception at the museum before the 50th anniversary memorial ceremony for the bridge collapse on December 15. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Jack Fowler, right, executive director of the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center, talks about the Silver Bridge collapse with Tom Smith, West Virginia secretary of transportation, at a reception at the museum before the 50th anniversary memorial ceremony for the bridge collapse on December 15. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Silver Bridge Collapse Anniversary Commemorated

December 25, 2017

The communities of Point Pleasant, W.Va., and Gallipolis, Ohio, gathered the morning and evening of December 15 to mark the anniversary of the Silver Bridge disaster. At 4:58… Read More