Buckeye Island

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Buckeye Island from the ground Buckeye Island, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA - 2003.jpg
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Buckeye Island is a small island of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Lake Erie. It is located just off shore of the northeast tip of South Bass Island, in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County. It was seasonally populated early in the 20th century. The island was noted for the Willow trees found there. [1] It is privately owned, and has been by the same family since 1916.

South Bass Island from the air, looking west. Buckeye Island can be seen at the bottom of the image (the very small island just off the coast of South Bass Island). Lake-erie-south-bass-island.jpg
South Bass Island from the air, looking west. Buckeye Island can be seen at the bottom of the image (the very small island just off the coast of South Bass Island).

It is sometimes labeled as "Buckeye Point". [2]

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References

  1. Turner, C. L. (1922). The Ohio Journal Of Science Vol-xxii. Ohio State University Columbus. pp. 95–96. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. USGS Topo and Historical Topographic Map Collection for Put-In-Bay Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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