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Hiking in riverfront wetland habitats on the grounds of the former plantation of confederate general Albert G Jenkins. The former plantation house stands mothballed.
Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area is located on former plantation lands of U.S. Congressman and Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins. The 1,096 acres (444 ha) in Cabell County and Mason County are located along the banks of the Ohio River about 16 miles (26 km) north of Huntington, West Virginia. The Green Bottom WMA land is a mixture of farmland, mixed hardwood forest, wetlands, and open water. The Jenkins Plantation Museum is located on Corps of Engineers land adjacent to the WMA. The museum is located in the original 1835 Green Bottom Plantation House, and is operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
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A small man-made lake, athletic fields, hiking trails, an amphitheater.
This 132-acre city park offers several miles of hiking trails as well as a challenging 36-hole disc golf course. There are also a couple overlooks over the Highlawn, Guyandotte and Altizer neighborhoods, also visible is the East End bridge crossing the river to Ohio at the point where the Guyandotte River flows into the Ohio River. Also an observation tower, though the best views are found when the leaves fall from the trees.
Marshall University is a regionally-ranked public university, and the second-largest in West Virginia. Founded in 1837, this institution takes its name from former Supreme Court Justice John Marshall. Marshall's picturesque main campus sits on the east side of downtown Huntington, the historic Old Main building prominently constructed on a small rise overlooking 4th Av. towards downtown. In 1970, Marshall University lost most of its football team in a tragic plane crash. Built in their honor is the now-iconic fountain in the plaza in front of the Memorial Student Center. The 2006 film We Are Marshall dramatizes this story and includes footage of areas around campus. Marshall University's math department has the only publicly accessible mechanical differential analyzer in the United States.
Visitors center and several local businesses built into a repurposed train depot complex.
A pleasant city park that overlooks the Ohio River and offers a view of Huntington's signature suspension bridge.