233. Frozen Ohio River, 1893
| Description: |
In 1893, the Ohio River Froze over and remained solid for 11 days. This photograph shows a group of people standing together on the ice. The river did not freeze as a solid plane, but rather with rills and ridges in the ice. |
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| Origin: | 1982 |
| Created By: |
Day, Stephen T. |
| Contributor(s): |
Fordyce, Jerry |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll24/id/1026 |
| Collection: |
Clark County Visual History |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
Ohio River |
| Subjects: |
Rivers Meteorology Ice Education Clark County (Indiana) -- History Ohio River -- History -1893 |
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