Ohio River
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The three suburban counties of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell run in vertical slices, each taking part of the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River and running south through exurbs and eventually rural areas.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Access to the West, he believed—particularly to lands along the Ohio River then claimed by both Virginia and Pennsylvania—was essential for the colonies’ future prosperity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Some areas near the Ohio River in Kansas and Missouri turned to "skating rinks" in the frigid temperatures, he added.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
Rose was born April 14, 1941, in the Anderson Ferry section of Cincinnati on the Ohio River.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
King George II, ignoring French claims to the Ohio River valley, had given permission for colonizing the area to the Ohio Company, a group of Virginia landowners and London merchants.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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