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May 12, 2023 · The Ohio River has been referred to as the Gateway to the West due to its historical significance as a major transportation route for pioneers and settlers heading westward during the 18th and 19th centuries.
May 24, 2024 · Ohio River, major river artery of the east-central United States. Formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Pittsburgh, it flows northwest out of Pennsylvania, then in a general southwesterly direction to join the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois (see photograph), after a course of 981 miles (1,579 km).
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Who should take this trip: Worthwhile for anyone. It’s both a destination and a side trip for anyone traveling from the Midwest to the East on I-64 or I-70 Type of route: Point to point Duration:At least two days; three is better Distance: Approx. 485 miles Services:All traveler services are widely available. Major airports for those flying in:Loui...
On this trip we’ll travel mostly in Indiana and Ohio, with forays into Kentucky and West Virginia. Pretty much the entire route is a National Scenic Byway. The many byway signs make route finding a breeze. The Ohio has two faces. One is the benign river you see in the photo above, with cute small towns, rural scenery and water that beckons boaters,...
For thousands of years, the river was a major transportation and trade route for native Americans. The first Europeans to see it were French fur traders, who arrived in 1669 and claimed the Ohio Valley for France. In the 1780s the British shouldered their way into the Ohio Valley. This resulted in the French and Indian War, after which the French c...
Madison, our starting point, is one of the country’s great small towns. It was a Road Trips with Tom featured destination in March 2016. (To view the post, type Madison in the search box and hit Enter.) Be sure to allow time to explore the town’s restored Main Street, its historic homes and the beautiful riverside park. You’ll find Madison about an...
SR 56 ends at US 50. There, you’re approaching the western tentacles of metro Cincinnati. Want to visit the city? If so, I’ll let you build your own itinerary. If not, here’s your bypass: Just past Lawrenceburg, take the entrance road for I-275 and the ramp for Kentucky. After 24 miles of driving through suburban areas, the highway crosses back int...
Your next must-see destination is Maysville, Kentucky. To get there, you’ll pass 50-some miles with several small river towns, the nicest of which is Ripley. Leave the highway and check out the very nice riverside park – a great place to watch the river go by. There’s always a chance a river barge will chug by, carrying coal, chemicals or farm prod...
Just for fun, though, cross the bridge to dreary Point Pleasant, W.V., to see one of the funkiest attractions on this road trip route. It’s the Mothman Museum, commemorating the 2002 film The Mothman Prophesies, starring Richard Gere and based on reports of a mysterious flying creature. Whether or not the creature actually existed, there’s a statue...
Next stop is Pomeroy, a town I like a lot, with brightly colored buildings and a nice park along the river. From there, the byway route leaves SR 7 and follows SR 124. If you look at a map, you’ll see that this route is the long way to Parkersburg and Marietta. Don’t skip it; this is a great drive along the river. Don’t bother with Parkersburg unle...
I want to call your attention to a restaurant I’ve been to four times despite living 2,500 miles away. It’s Quinet’s in the small town of New Martinsville, W.V. There’s a bridge nearby to get you across the river. Quinet’s is a buffet that’s a museum of American cooking – all the wonderful dishes your mother made but which just aren’t frequently se...
The Ohio River is a 981-mile-long (1,579 km) river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois.
Nov 16, 2021 · The Ohio River, Gateway to the West. Presented by: William Reynolds, Ohio Historical Society- Campus Martius and the Ohio River Museum. Currently serving as Historian at both museums. BOOK HERE!
Ohio River: Gateway to the West. The Point in Pittsburgh marks the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers -- the beginning of the Ohio River's journey of 981 miles to join the Mississippi at Cairo, IL. Forty of those miles are in Pennsylvania; the first 14.3 in Allegheny County.
