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Jacob Strader on the Ohio 1853. The Jacob Strader [1] was a side wheel packet steamboat built in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1853. [2] She was owned by the U.S. Mail Line of Cincinnati. She provided the ultimate in luxurious travel between Cincinnati and Louisville up to the time of the Civil War. She was described by Thomas Nichols, a writer and ...
The Ohio River Water Trail was conceived and developed by Dr. Vincent Troia, Executive Director of the Ohio River Trail Council. [5] The Ohio River Water Trail project originated in 2010 to develop a dedicated safe route for boats that provides a destination for canoeing, kayaking, fishing, small motorized watercraft, and other recreation.
The Anderson Ferry is a ferry across the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Constance, Kentucky.It has been in continuous operation since 1817. [2] It was originated by George W Anderson the founder of the business, sold to the Kottmyer family then known as the Kotmeyer ferry and was later sold back to the Anderson family in 1986. [3]
P.A. Denny is a 109-foot (33 m) long three-deck paddle wheel boat that cruised the Kanawha River in the eastern United States for nearly three decades as a tour boat.It provided excursions and parties, before leaving for Ohio in August 2004.
(crosses the river entirely within the state of Kentucky at this point) 1932, 1965 37°54′19″N 87°33′02″W / 37.90528°N 87.55056°W / 37.90528; -87
In 1929, the canalization project on the Ohio River was finished. The project produced 51 wooden wicket dams and 600 foot by 110 foot lock chambers along the length of the river. During the 1940s, a shift from steam propelled to diesel powered towboats allowed for tows longer than the 600 foot locks on the river.
The Belle of Cincinnati is an American sternwheel riverboat. She was built in 1991, originally named Emerald Lady and was used as a floating casino in Burlington, Iowa. [1] The boat is currently owned by BB Riverboats and operates from Newport, Kentucky on the Ohio River. [2] Newport is across the river from Cincinnati, the namesake of the boat ...
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