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Pages in category "Indiana populated places on the Ohio River" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Ohio River is extensively industrialized and populated. Regular barge traffic carries cargoes of oil, steel and other industrial goods produced in the region. Major cities located along the northern and southern banks of the river include Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Louisville, Kentucky; Evansville, Indiana; and Cincinnati, Ohio. [21]
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge: Norfolk Southern Railway: New Albany and Louisville 1912 McAlpine Locks and Dam (Only to Shippingport Island, not all the way across river) New Albany and Louisville (Falls of the Ohio) 1830
The city of Evansville, Indiana was founded in 1812 and incorporated in 1817. It is situated on an oxbow in the Ohio River, and is often referred to as the "Crescent Valley" or "River City". Robert Morgan Evans. On March 27, 1812, Hugh McGary Jr. purchased about 441 acres and named it "McGary's Landing".
This includes populated places along the Ohio River in the United States, North America The main article for this category is List of cities and towns along the Ohio River . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Populated places on the Ohio River .
Back in 1886, the Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Company purchased 118 acres of property along the Ohio River. The company built a picnic area on the property and named it "Fern Grove."
Madison is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana, United States, [5] along the Ohio River. As of the 2010 United States Census its population was 11,967. [6] [7] Over 55,000 people live within 15 miles (24 km) of downtown Madison. Madison is the largest city along the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati.
By far the largest watershed in the state, the Wabash River drainage area contains the several large cities, including Indianapolis and the extreme western part of Fort Wayne. Other cities included in the area are Bloomington, Muncie, Lafayette, Anderson and Terre Haute. This watershed also includes most of Indiana's prime farm land.