Magic Island (West Virginia)

Magic Island
Geography
Location	Kanawha River, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates	38°21′26″N 81°38′56″W / 38.3573190°N 81.6490130°W / 38.3573190; -81.6490130Coordinates: 38°21′26″N 81°38′56″W / 38.3573190°N 81.6490130°W / 38.3573190; -81.6490130
Country
United States

Magic Island is an island (now connected to the mainland) in the Kanawha River near its confluence with the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia. Kanawha Boulevard separates Magic Island from Charleston's West Side neighborhood. It serves as a public park for the city. The island gained its name due to the rise and fall of the river level in the Kanawha, which caused the island to slip underwater, as if by "magic".

The sandy area towards the easternmost tip of the park is known unofficially as Rockaway Beach to many of the local park revelers.

City of Charleston

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Top subjects	Appalachian Power Park Charleston Civic Center The Charleston Gazette-Mail Charleston Town Center Clay Center Kanawha State Forest Magic Island University of Charleston Vandalia Gathering West Virginia State Capitol Yeager Airport

Neighborhoods	Charleston Heights Davis Creek East End Edgewood Elk Forest Hills Fort Hill Kanawha City Louden Heights North Charleston Oakwood Riverview Shadowlawn South Park South Hills South Ruffner West Side

Suburbs	Cross Lanes Dunbar Hurricane Nitro South Charleston St. Albans Teays Valley Upper Falls

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Magic Island (West Virginia)

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