A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Ohio River"
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1749 King George II of Great BritainGeorge II of Great Britain George II was King of Great Britain [i] and Ireland [i], Duke of Brunswick-Lneburg [i] ...
grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
1810 First steamboatSteamboat A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a boat [i] or vessel [i] which is p ...
on the Ohio River.
1862 American Civil War: Morgan's Raid - At Buffington Island in OhioOhio Ohio is a Midwestern [i] state [i] of the United States [i]. ...
, ConfederateConfederate States of America The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA [i] ...
General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
1937 Ohio River floods
1967 The Silver Bridge over the Ohio River in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapses - 46 dead. It has been linked to the so-called Mothman mystery.
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