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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 Scioto River basin in central Ohio recorded a flood level of 21 feet (6.4 m), which remains a record nearly 4 feet (1.2 m) higher than its other recorded floods. The Great Miami River and its tributaries, including the Whitewater River in Indiana, rose at least 10 feet (3.0 m) higher than previous flood levels in many locations.
The area most affected was Franklinton, also known as the Bottoms, for its low elevation near the Scioto River. Among many infrastructure projects, a 7.2-mile floodwall was built from 1993 to 2004 to protect most of Franklinton from flooding. Columbus historian Ed Lentz described the 1913 flood as "the worst catastrophe in the history of Columbus".
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Fort Wayne was built at Kekionga to represent United States sovereignty over the Ohio-Indiana frontier. After the treaty was signed, the powerful Miami nation considered themselves allies of the United States. [65] [66] During the 18th century, Native Americans were victorious in 31 of the 37 recorded incidents with white settlers in the ...
The Ohio River Valley area follows the Ohio River and extends through the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. During the French and Indian War, this area was claimed territory by France, England, and a large confederation of Native Tribes known as the Iroquois ...
City officials deliberately opened the flood gates and allowed river water to flood the business district 8 to 10 feet (3.0 m) deep, thus preventing a catastrophic breaching of the flood wall. The Ohio River eventually crested 14 feet (4.3 m) over the top of the flood wall. Ten people died, many fewer than the 467 killed in the floods of March ...
It led Columbus to appoint the Board of Health, now part of the Columbus Public Health department. The outbreak, which remained in the city from July to September 1833, killed 100 people. [12] Columbus was without direct river or trail connections to other Ohio cities, leading to slow initial growth.