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People's Republic Of Chicken Island (Newly Formed "Pirate" Island; Cincinnati Area)

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A peninsula was eroded by floods into becoming an island in the Ohio River, and two local men have declared it theirs.
New Pirate Island Appears in Cincinnati at Confluence of Ohio and Little Miami Rivers

A new island has popped up at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Miami rivers. Its name? The People's Republic of Chicken Island.

Is it a real place recognized by any sort of local government entity? Not really, say current self-appointed Chicken Island Mayor Nick Motz and SS Tiki Tours boat captain and island friend Kevin Schmidt in an email to CityBeat.

"The land was previously owned by Cincinnati Water Works. Nick was the first to lay claim to it as an island. Legally, who knows?" they say. "It might not be worth arguing over, though, as it could be washed away in a matter of years, or it could silt in on the other side and become a peninsula again."

The island was formed during the floods that happened in February and March of this year, the duo says. Right now, Chicken Island is a four-acre oval that measures 300 feet by 900 feet. And Motz and Schmidt are basically Ohio River pirates who have laid claim to it. ...
FULL STORY: https://www.citybeat.com/arts/new-p...ence-of-ohio-and-little-miami-rivers-13004466
 
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