1956NORTH AMERICA
THE OHIO RIVER *1956) "SOME RIVERS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR SIZE, BEAUTY AND WATER POWER, THE OHIO IS KNOWN PRIMARILY FOR ITS TRAFFIC". ALTHOUGH MANY, INCLUDING DANIEL BOONE HAVE USED THE OHIO TO SETTLE LARGE PARTS OF AMERICA, THE DISCOVERY OF LARGE COAL DEPOSITS ALONG THE RIVER, GAVE RISE TO MANY INDUSTRIES AND CITIES ALONG THE RIVER.
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MONTAGE - VARIOUS SHOTS BARGE TRAFFIC ON VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE OHIO RIVER.VOICE OVER, "SOME RIVERS ARE KNOWN, FOR THEIR SIZE. FOR THEIR BEAUTY, WATER POWER. THE OHIO RIVER IS KNOWN PRIMARILY FOR ITS TRAFFIC".
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MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS BARGE LOADS OF COAL, .TANKS OF OIL, CEMENT, METAL PIPE, SULFUR AND OTHER CARGOES BEING PULLED BY TUGS DOWN THE OHIO,"MAKING THE OHIO THE BUSIEST WATERWAY IN THE U. S.".
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SHOT OF LARGE BARGE GOING UNDER A BRIDGE. POV BARGE. VOICE OVER TELLS THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE OHIO RIVER.
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MAP OF U. S. SHOWS OHIO RIVER WHICH STARTS IN PITTSBURGH AND ENDS IN CAIRO, ILL. WHERE IT JOINS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. (981 MILES). SEPARATING 5 STATES ALONG RHE WAY.
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OLD FILM, DRAWINGS, PIONEERS CROSSING THE RUGGED APPALACHIAN MTS AND HEADED FOR THE OHIO AS A NATURAL. HIGHWAY TO THE WEST. PAINTING OF DANIEL BOONE LEADING PEOPLE TO THE WEST.
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PAINTING DANIEL BOONE LEADING SETTLERS.
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DRAWINGS OF FORT PIT," WHICH LATER BECAME THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH". LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF THE OHIO RIVER, LATER BECAME KNOWN AS THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST".
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DRAWINGS SHOW BOAT, WITH "LONG HANDLE PADDLE, CALLED SWEEPS", CARRYING SETTLERS AND HORSES ON, ON THE OHIO. "THE POWER HOWEVER, CAME FROM THE OHIO ITSELF, FLOATING DOWN STREAM".
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DRAWING OF STEAM POWERED RIVERBOAT. "TRAVELING UP STREAM ON OHIO WAS MORE DIFFICULT, "STEAM POWER, INTRODUCED IN MID 1800S, MADE IT EASIER".
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DRAWING SHOWS HOW LOUISVILLE, KY. LOOKED IN 1798, AND "IN 1851, LOUISVILLE BECAME A SMALL CITY". DRAWINGS OF CINCINATTI SHOW THE SAME PROGRESS..
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LS LARGE STEARN WHEELER FLOATING DOWN THE OHIO, "WITH TOURISTS WHO WANT TO RELIVE THE EXPERIENCE OF A CENTURY AGO"
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MAP SHOWING THE OHIO." UP TO ABOUT THE MID 1800S, PEOPLE DEPENDED UPON THE OHIO PRIMARILY FOR TRANSPORTATION".
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MP SHOWS 2 OTHER FEATURES WHICH WOULD LEAD TO A MORE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY", "THE OHIO, ALONG WITH ITS RIVERS AND STREAMS FORMED A WATER SHED, WHICH EXTENDS INTO 14 STATES".".
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MAP SHOWS THE OHIO WATER SHED. "THE OHIO WATER SHED IS ALSO ENDOWED WITH A VAST QUANTITY OF COAL".
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ABOVE VIEW TUG PUSHING MULTIPLE LARGE BARGES, FILLED WITH COAL.
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LS SPRAWLING STEEL MILLS ALONG SHORES OF THE OHIO,, "EACH WITH A VERACIOUS APPETITE FOR COAL AND WATER. ALSO USED IN STEAM PLANTS ALONG RIVER". LS PAN STEAM PLANTS. STEAM POWER WAS USED TO GENERATE LOW COST ELECTRICITY"
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"ELECTRIC POWER HAS BROUGHT ALUMINUM PLANTS". ABOVE VIEW ALUMINUM PLANT .
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ABOVE VIEW ATOMIC ENERGY PLANTS WHICH "USE MORE POWER AND WATER THAN SOME SMALL COUNTRIES". ABOVE VIEW PETROLEUM REFINERIES AS WELL AS CHEMICAL PLANTS HAVE ALL BEEN ATTRACTED TO OHIO BECAUSE OF COAL AND WATER"..
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HARD HAT WORKERS WALKING ALONG PLANT IN B/G. "MILLIONS OF PEOPLE MAKE THEIR LIVING IN THE OHIO VALLEY".
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CROWDS SHOPPERS IN CITY. ATTEST TO THE LARGE POPULATION ALONG THE RIVER.
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS CITIES ALONG THE OHIO RIVER INCLUDE CINCINNATI, PITTSBURGH,.WHEELING, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
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VARIOUS SHOTS OF POLLUTION ALONG THE OH IO. INDUSTRIAL WASTE DUMPED INTO THE RIVER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. "PARTS OF RIVER REMAIN POISONOUS TO FISH, UNSAFE TO SWIM IN, UNFIT TO DRINK".
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VARIOUS SHOTS FLOODED CITIES ALONG THE OHIO. MAN ROWS HIS WIFE AROUND IN ROW BOAT. AERIAL VIEW DAMS CONSTRUCTED BY U. S. GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE FLOODS. LOCKS WITHIN THE DAMS PROVIDE PASSAGE FOR BOATS AND BARGES.
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MS LONG LINE BARGES LOCKED TOGETHER AND PULLED BY SINGLE TUGBOAT.
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OF LOCKS WHICH HAD TO BE ELONGATED TO ACCOMMODATE THE LONG ROWS OF BARGES WHICH IN THE PAST HAD TO BE SEPARATED, WASTING MONEY AND TIME.. WORKER TURNS WHEEL TO OPEN LOCKS.
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VARIOUS SHOTS NEW DAMS AND NEW DOCKS BEING CONSTRUCTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. MS NEW LOCK WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE BARGES UP TO 1200 FEET LONG.
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ABOVE VIEW KENTUCKY AND BARKLEY LAKES, BOTH TRIBUTARIES OF THE OHIO RIVER.. MAN FISHING FROM SHORE OF ONE OF THE MAN MADE LAKES. SAILBOAT AND WATER SKIER ENJOYING ONE OF THE LAKES.
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VARIOUS SHOTS HUGE BARGES BEING TOWED ON OHIO "THE PRIME VALUE OF THE OHIO IS STILL TRANSPORTATION".. "GOODS CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN THEW OHIO AND AT LOW COSTS". " THE BUSIEST INLAND WATERWAY IN THE U. S. , THE OHIO RIVER".
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