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Blaine Island is named for a man of the surname of Blaine who erected a mill there before 1823 . Blaine's mill was of log construction and its dam extended from the south side of the Kanawha River to the island. Fleming Cobb, an early settler, planted two Pear Trees on Blaine Island that he had brought from Tidewater Virginia in the 1780s , some of the first fruit trees known to be transplanted west of the Allegheny Mountains . Today, Blaine Island is a multi-company site. Bayer Corporation owns and operates the Polyols Production Unit, formerly owned by Union Carbide. Today, Union Carbide provides staffing, services, and utilities to Bayer. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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