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The Frozen Ohio River, January 19, 1918 |
Chilo - Bradford Ferry |
Succession of boats on Ohio, taken from Chilo, Ohio, 1908 |
Augusta, and steam barge from Ohio Side, 1906 |
Lock and Dam #34,
That's Chilo, Ohio, (top) near Bradford, Ky
There's a small Ohio River Museum in Chilo at the site of the old dam; their
site is
here.
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 Construction, 1964
In Operation, 1968 |
 Captain Anthony Meldahl
Captain Anthony Meldahl |
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The official Meldahl Lock and Dam site is here. |
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More info on the old and new Ohio River Locks and Dams is here. |
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"Floating castles of sin that are traveling down the Ohio, stopping at the river towns to steal the morals of deacons and elders, have been solemnly warned to paddle past Augusta or prepare to suffer the laws uncertain penalties." Covington's The Ticket, October 17, 1876 |
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“Augusta –
Spirituous and malt liquors are not sold in this city or in Bracken
county, except by written prescription of a regular practicing
physician, since the Local Option Law went into effect. Perhaps a
sicker set of people are not to be found on terra firma. Doctors
are sought after and prescriptions are begged for. An Ohioan,
living directly across from the river from Augusta has established a
drinking house for the special benefit of those who will have
liquor, and the result is that the ferryman is busy from early dawn
until the dewey eve. Crossing and re-crossing the hundreds of
thirsty pedestrians with their little brown jogs, filled with
sparkling shamrock.” |
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