Showing posts with label Ohio River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ohio River. Show all posts

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Louisville from the 15th Floor of The Galt House

The pool at the Galt House overlooking the Ohio River
Louisville, Jefferson County

Pushing barges along the Ohio River

Coal being transported on barges on the Ohio River





Checkerboards and rooftop gardens

Rooftop parking

Flags flying and taxis waiting 

Reflections

Above



Last light on the river

Galt House windows at night



Wednesday, June 11, 2014

The Purple People Bridge

Purple People Bridge, Newport, Campbell County
Also known as the Newport Southbank Bridge, the Purple People Bridge was originally built as a
railroad bridge and first opened in 1872.  2,670 feet long and 17 feet wide, the bridge spans the
Ohio River and connects Third Street in Newport to Pete Rose Way in Cincinnati.  The bridge was
closed to traffic in 2001, but after a $4 million restoration it was re-opened as a pedestrian
walkway.  The structure is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Click here to find out more about the Purple People Bridge.



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Covington's Riverwalk

Looking east down the Ohio River from the Riverwalk in Covington, Kenton County

Taylor Southgate Bridge and B & B Riverboat Landing

Looking west from the Riverwalk.  The Roebling Suspension Bridge crossing the Ohio River
from Covington, Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio, with Paul Brown Stadium in the background.

Looking north from the Riverwalk is Great American Ball Park and downtown Cincinnati

James Bradley statue on the Riverwalk

Brought to America by slave traders when he was an infant, James Bradley worked as a slave on an
Arkansas plantation until he saved enough money to buy his freedom.  Bradley crossed the Ohio River
here in Covington, moving from slavery in the south to freedom in the north.  He attended Lane
Seminary in Cincinnati.

Confederate troops retreated after meeting fierce resistance here from
Union soldiers during the Civil War.

John James Audubon Statue

Audubon spent time in northern Kentucky and made many drawings
near this spot as he observed nature and wildlife along the river.

Audubon Statue

Fishing along the Ohio River 

Tribute to writer and reporter Ben Lucien Burman


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Riverside Park & Captain Mary B. Greene

Riverside Park, Covington, Kenton County
This is a small park that sits beside the Ohio River in Covington.  Across the river
is Cincinnati, and surrounding the park are numerous beautiful historic homes.





Captain Mary B. Greene, 1868-1949

"Mary Greene was born the daughter of a country storekeeper.  When she married Captain Gordon C. Greene, she left the land to make her life and raise her family on the rivers of America.  Captain Mary was one of the few women to become a licensed boat master and river pilot.

The exploits of Mary Greene are legendary.  She steered through a cyclone, survived an explosion of nitroglycerine, and gave birth to a son while her boat was locked in an ice gorge.  After the death of her husband in 1922, Captain Mary ran the paddlewheelers of the Greeneline Steamers Company, including the Delta Queen."



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