Falls of the Ohio area
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The Falls of the Ohio area is a historic and geologically significant stretch of fossil-rich limestone rapids and riverbed along the Ohio River, known for its exposed Devonian fossil beds and role in early American exploration and commerce.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
geologic site ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Falls of the Ohio State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Louisville and Portland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInEnvironment | shallow tropical sea ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | approximately 390 million years old ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
fossil viewing ⓘ hiking ⓘ river observation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed riverbed
ⓘ
fossil beds ⓘ river rapids ⓘ |
| hasFossilType |
brachiopod fossils
ⓘ
bryozoan fossils ⓘ coral fossils ⓘ crinoid fossils ⓘ marine invertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalPeriod | Devonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveCenter | Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockType | limestone ⓘ |
| historicallySignificantFor |
development of Louisville as a river port
ⓘ
navigation barrier on the Ohio River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Devonian fossil beds
ⓘ
fossil-rich limestone ⓘ role in early American commerce ⓘ role in early American exploration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Clarksville, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeffersonville, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAs |
national wildlife conservation area
ⓘ
state park ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
geological studies
ⓘ
paleontological studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial river traffic (historically)
ⓘ
educational field study ⓘ paleontological research ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Meriwether Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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