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This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at The Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River, in Cairo, Illinois. A map and diagram of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated locks and dams on the Ohio River.
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The district encompasses twelve blocks, containing 168 main structures, about 118 of which were built in the 19th century. Most of them were built between 1865 and 1900, during the Victorian age. The remaining buildings were primarily built in the first two decades of the 20th century. [4] The Stone Academy was built in 1809 with the intention ...
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The Ohio River Scenic Byway follows the Ohio River through Illinois, Indiana and Ohio ending at Steubenville, Ohio, on the river. Before there were cities, there were colonial forts. These forts played a dominant role in the French and Indian War , Northwest Indian War and pioneering settlement of Ohio Country .
The second act, "An Act to Improve the Navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers," [17] was passed in May; it appropriated $75,000 to improve navigation on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers by removing sandbars, snags, and other obstacles – the second act is often called the first rivers and harbors legislation. The president assigned ...
Seven guard locks, often called inlet locks (numbered 1 through 8) were built to allow water and sometimes boats (particularly at Big Slackwater and Little Slackwater) to enter. Dam #7 and Guard Lock #7 were proposed (near mile 164 at the South Branch of the Potomac) but never built. [92] In 1856, there was a steam pump put at that site.
Dumbarton Blvd. Dam—This 12-to-14-foot (3.7 to 4.3 m) high masonry dam [76] is located about 400 feet (120 m) north of the intersection of Dumbarton Blvd. and Douglas Blvd. Built some time in the 1800s, it once impounded a substantial reservoir. It is silted up, and now only a small pond exists.