Princess in the Ice
| Description: |
This scene is the Ohio River during the terrible winter of 1917-1918. You can see the Princess locked in the ice. That winter was exceptionally cold and the river and its tributaries froze stem to stern. It caused much destruction along the rivers. Boats and businesses were lost when the gorge broke and the ice turned into a grist mill for anything in its path. |
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| Origin: | 1918 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4038coll5/id/418 |
| Collection: |
River to Rail and Lemen Collection |
| Copyright: |
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Please contact at 615 W. First St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2335. |
| Subjects: |
Steamboats Ohio River Ice Winter Steamboat accidents |
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