Wells Island
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| location =Ohio River, West Virginia
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Wells Island is a bar island in Tyler County, West Virginia on the Ohio River. In 1891, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Wells Island as the island's name. It lies to the southwest of Sistersville. Wells Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.{{Cite web|date=August 2013|title=Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Brochure|url=https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/OhioRiverGeneralBrochure2013.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415192743/https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/OhioRiverGeneralBrochure2013.pdf|archive-date=April 15, 2021|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Ohio River Islands - About the Refuge}}
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Category:River islands of West Virginia
Category:Islands of Tyler County, West Virginia
Category:Islands of the Ohio River
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