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The Ohio River / Historic Middleport
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By William Fischer, Jr., September 6, 2009 | |
| | | 1. The Ohio River Marker (Side A) | | |
Inscription.
Side A: The Ohio River
The Ohio River begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flows 981 miles to join the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. The Iroquois called the river "Oyo" or "Ohio," which the French translated as "La Belle Riviere," the Beautiful River. It was an important transportation route for countless generations of Native Americans and, beginning in the 1780s, for Euro-American settlers. It was the main route to the opening West and the principal outlet for the region's growing farm output. Congress first acted to improve navigation in 1824 and, later, by canalizing the river with a series of locks and dams beginning in 1878. River commerce has increased with industrialization, moving up to 150 million tons annually.
Side B: Historic Middleport
In April 1797, Revolutionary War veteran Lieutenant James Smith brought his family down the Ohio River and landed at the mouth of Leading Creek, claiming land from there to the ravine at present Mill Street. Smith built his cabin on the bank of the river about a mile above Leading Creek. The settlement below Mill Street was first known as Vinton and, later, Sheffield; in 1859 Middleport and Sheffield consolidated and have since been known as Middleport. The name Middleport originally | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., September 6, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Historic Middleport Marker (Side B) | | |
referred to the area above Mill Street and came into use in the 1840s when steamboats departing simultaneously from Pittsburgh and Cincinnati would meet here. Though Middleport is closer to Cincinnati, the river's current makes downriver travel faster.
Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Village of Middleport, The Riverbend Arts Council, American Electric Power, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 16-53.)
Location. 39° 0.103′ N, 82° 2.859′ W. Marker is in Middleport, Ohio, in Meigs County. Marker is at the intersection of Mill Street and 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Mill Street. Click for map. Marker is south of the shelter in Dave Diles Park, about 100 feet west of the Ohio River. Marker is in this post office area: Middleport OH 45760, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Middleport Medal of Honor Recipients (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Major John B. Downing (about 600 feet away); Rear Admiral William W. Outerbridge (about 700 feet away); Rear Admiral Arthur Clark (approx. 0.2 miles away); General James V. Hartinger (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morgan's Raid Route / Meigs County Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Spanish Cannon (approx. 1.9 miles away); Meigs County Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Middleport. | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., September 6, 2009 | |
| | | 3. The Ohio River / Historic Middleport Marker | | Looking north. | | |
Also see . . .
1. Ohio River. (Submitted on March 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Village of Middleport Info & History. (Submitted on March 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., September 6, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Dave Diles Park | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on March 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 164 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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