The Ohio River: Interesting facts

The more I learn about the Ohio River, the more excited I become about our road trip along it.

Here are a bunch of random facts that I came across about the river on Wikipedia:

The Ohio River is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Allegheny River (left) and Monongahela River (right) join to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—the largest metropolitan area on the river.

Wheeling, West Virginia, a major city on the river, was the first city to have a bridge across the river.

Louisville, Kentucky is situated at both the widest and deepest level of the Ohio River.

A barge hauling coal in the Louisville and Portland Canal, the only man-made portion of the Ohio River.

Cincinnati, Ohio is a well-known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. The Tall Stacks festival celebrates the Cincinnati riverboats and the Ohio River every three or four years.

Evansville, Indiana, the third-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest city on the river.

In his Notes on the State of Virginia published in 1781–82, Thomas Jefferson stated: "The Ohio is the most beautiful river on earth. Its current gentle, waters clear, and bosom smooth and unbroken by rocks and rapids, a single instance only excepted."

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