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.
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
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Geography: Ohio River
Subjects: Rivers
Meteorology
Ice
Education
Clark County (Indiana) -- History
Ohio River -- History -1893

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