George Washington purchased land bounties near Cincinnati that were given to soldiers for their service in the American Revolution.

Jonathan Burgess: The Ohio River, which travels, obviously, from the confluence here in Pittsburgh all the way down to where it meets the Mississippi [in Cairo, Illinois], has improved its water ...

Fishing on the Ohio River near Louisville. LOUISVILLE — The public is invited to weigh in on a draft plan to restore and protect the waters that 30 million people depend on for their drinking ...

About 25 million people, or 8% of the population of the U.S., live in the Ohio River basin. The river spans 981 miles, starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flowing to Cairo, Illinois, where ...

About 25 million people, or 8% of the population of the U.S., live in the Ohio River basin. The river spans 981 miles, starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flowing to Cairo, Illinois, where it ...

The Mississippi River is complex and huge. Its main stem flows 2,350 miles from the headwaters at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, touching 10 states and spreading out into many ...

The project features First Solar panels made in Ohio, key steel components from Chicago and racking from Nextracker’s U.S. facilities. During construction, Double Black Diamond Solar created ...

It was the 8th highest level the river has been in recorded history. The Ohio River in Owensboro, Ky., recorded a crest of 47.5 feet. That made it the 6th highest level on record. The Mississippi ...

A train of rain and thunderstorms sat over the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys for the beginning of April, bringing historic flooding in the region. The setup brought severe weather with it, ...

So how do the locks and dam work? The Ohio River runs from Pittsburgh to its mouth on the Mississippi River in Illinois, and along the way, the McAlpine Locks are a critical stop for vessels.

The remainder of the French colonial empire east of the Mississippi River, including the rich Ohio River valley and Canada, became British. Britain also gained Spanish Florida.