my grandfather [born 1892 Waverly WVA] ] told me a similar story: His father owned a livery stable and before the dams they could drive a horse and buggy across the Ohio R in the summer when the water was low. W. C. Triplett -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Henry Dillon" <hsdlsd@earthlink.net> > Interesting, fascinating stories regarding the Ohio River. My dad was born > and raised in Lawrence Co., at the southern tip of Ohio. He has done many > of the things that have been discussed including swim racing other farm boys > across the river, involved in auto races on the ice, even across the river > and back. This would have been before 1920 and shortly after. But to me > the most interesting was my dad describing wading the river (obviously > before the dams) in the summer time when the Ohio River was no more than > waist deep. The river we see today is not the same river without the dams. > > Henry S. Dillon > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message