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January 19, 1855
The Portsmouth Inquirer
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
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Pennsylvania Legislature considers bill for Ohio River improvement via slack-water navigation, citing Monongahela River's transformation through locks and dams from 1839 to 1855, boosting trade and settlement.
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A bill is now before the Legislature of Pennsylvania, for the improvement of the Ohio river, which is deservedly attracting both attention and support. The plan proposed is by the introduction of slack-water navigation--a plan which has been successfully tested in several parts of the Union. Speaking of this project, the Pittsburg Chronicle says:
"Fifteen years ago the Monongahela between this city and Brownsville, was what the Ohio between here and Cincinnati had been last year. But the Monongahela since that time has been changed, and so has the entire valley through which it flows. The river has been improved by locks and dams, and now bears upon its bosom, nine months out of the twelve, steamers second to none in speed and magnificence. The valley which it irrigates fifteen years since was thinly settled: now each of the sixty miles between this city and Brownsville has its thriving and progressive village. A mighty change has been produced in a few years, and this change has been wrought by the erection of four dams. The man who has not traveled on the Monongahela since 1839 would not recognise the place were he to go over it again in 1855."
"Fifteen years ago the Monongahela between this city and Brownsville, was what the Ohio between here and Cincinnati had been last year. But the Monongahela since that time has been changed, and so has the entire valley through which it flows. The river has been improved by locks and dams, and now bears upon its bosom, nine months out of the twelve, steamers second to none in speed and magnificence. The valley which it irrigates fifteen years since was thinly settled: now each of the sixty miles between this city and Brownsville has its thriving and progressive village. A mighty change has been produced in a few years, and this change has been wrought by the erection of four dams. The man who has not traveled on the Monongahela since 1839 would not recognise the place were he to go over it again in 1855."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Ohio River Improvement
Slack Water Navigation
Monongahela River
Locks And Dams
Pittsburgh Chronicle
River Valley Development
Where did it happen?
Pennsylvania, Ohio River, Monongahela River Between Pittsburgh And Brownsville
Story Details
Location
Pennsylvania, Ohio River, Monongahela River Between Pittsburgh And Brownsville
Event Date
1839 To 1855
Story Details
A bill before the Pennsylvania Legislature proposes improving the Ohio River with slack-water navigation, following the successful model of the Monongahela River, where locks and dams transformed the river and surrounding valley from thinly settled in 1839 to thriving villages and steamer traffic by 1855.