Big Bone Island
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Big Bone Island is a small island in the Ohio River near the mouth of Big Bone Creek at Big Bone, Kentucky. It is just south of the Boone County, Kentucky line in Gallatin County, Kentucky. It plays a part in local lore and history of the area. And many tales are told about it. Unfortunately the island has disappeared due mostly to the raising of the river by the Markland Dam, but also due to large slabs of floating ice which destroyed much of the vegetation and carried away most of the soil. It seems to have disappeared entirely in the 1970s. Some people say the island was kidnapped but will turn up again some day — probably when the dam breaks.
For more information see:
http://geocities.com/bigboneisland
http://www.kypost.com/news/1999/hicks070799.html
http://us.geocities.com/boonehistory/bigboneindex.html
http://www.geocities.com/booneencyclopedia/maps/BigBoneIsland-1883.JPG
