Posted July 17, 200915 yr Falls of the Ohio State Park Only a portion of the original cascade remains. The Ohio River originally had a drop of about 26 feet in a mile here. McAlpine Dam is the third navigation dam on the site. The dam itself is shaped like a Z and about a mile long. The river bed is solid rock at this point. This was the only hinderance to navigation all the way from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. Some more Louisville Area photos Louisville water works, I think. 1937 flood marker For Rob. Valve gear on the Belle. (I know he already has a photo of this.) Goodnight from the Falls of the Ohio.
July 18, 200915 yr Thanks! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 200915 yr Neat shots! A trip aboard the Belle is interesting, because it's an authentic old-time steam-driven sternwheeler (1914, I think). Most of the boats in day-excursion service now either use a diesel engine to drive the sternwheel, or are completely fake, propeller driven with a dummy wheel dragging along behind. It's been a long time since I've been there, but the white building at the waterworks used to still have at least one of the original giant Snow-Holley triplex steam pumps still in place, all shined up and on display. I think I read someplace that those limestone flats at the falls are a very rich repository of fossils.
August 15, 201212 yr Neat shots! A trip aboard the Belle is interesting, because it's an authentic old-time steam-driven sternwheeler (1914, I think). Most of the boats in day-excursion service now either use a diesel engine to drive the sternwheel, or are completely fake, propeller driven with a dummy wheel dragging along behind. It's been a long time since I've been there, but the white building at the waterworks used to still have at least one of the original giant Snow-Holley triplex steam pumps still in place, all shined up and on display. I think I read someplace that those limestone flats at the falls are a very rich repository of fossils. A rich supply of Devonian fossils to be exact.
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