THE OHIO RIVER

GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY

• The Ohio River is 981 miles long.
• Starts when the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers combine.
• Ends in Cairo, Illinois by entering the Mississippi River.
• There are small islands scattered in the Ohio River.

The Ohio River forms part of a natural boundary with Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky

HYDROELECTIC POWER

The Meldahl Hydro Power Station creates 105mws per year

SETTLING AND EXPLORATION

EXPLORATION

• The first European to find the Ohio River, La Salle, reached it in 1669
• France and Great Britain struggled over control of the area.

SETTLEMENT

• Settlement of the Ohio River area began after the American Revolution at a fast speed.
• Some of the first cities founded along the Ohio river were Cincinnati and Marietta, both founded in 1788.
• Along the border of Ohio and Kentucky, there is a street called the Ohio River Scenic Byway, and there is a train line next to it.

WHY WOULD YOU SETTLE HERE?

• There is a source of water
• Flat farmland
• Animals
• Good climate

Sadly, the Ohio River is quite polluted, so you now need to filter it a lot before drinking.

QUIZ

• How long is the Ohio River?
• Name one state that the Ohio River borders.
• When were the first cities built along the Ohio River founded?

THANK YOU

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• https://www.amppartners.org/generation/hydro/meldahl-hydro-project
• http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ohio_River
• http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Cincinnati,_Ohio
• http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Marietta,_Ohio
• https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1yii_tNIRJWrOFgKd_3Y7v6kyZXw&hl=en...
• https://www.google.com/earth/
• https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ohio_river_islands/about.html