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Magic Island (West Virginia)

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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".
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The sandy area towards the easternmost tip of the park is known unofficially as Rockaway Beach to many of the local park revelers.
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Magic Island largely underwater during flooding in February 2019.
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