Then there is the story of Morgan's Raiders during the Civil War. They rode all across the state from Ripley to Meigs County so they could ford the Ohio River at Buffington Island in water only two feet deep. Neil E. In a message dated 5/1/2007 4:36:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rnbill@centurytel.net writes: severnside2@comcast.net wrote: >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 > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.