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  • This community is named after Blennerhassett Island, an island in the Ohio River near the area. The island got its name from the owner of the island in the 19th century: Harman Blennerhassett, an Irish immigrant to the United States. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blennerhassett%2C_West_Virginia
  • In a word: incest. It's a classic tale of--perversion. Little girl marries uncle, family disowns both. They move to the island where little girl orders her unpaid workers to uproot every tree on the island and replant all the trees in straight rows. Touching, really.

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