Download or read book The Dix River Development written by Junius Weakley Millard and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kentucky River written by William E. Ellis and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping cultural history, The Kentucky River reflects the rich tapestry of life along the banks. Flowing with tales of river ghosts and hidden treasures lying in the backwaters, the book records the myths and events the river has spawned. Bill Ellis also celebrates the Kentucky's influence on such figures as writer Wendell Berry and painter Paul Sawyier. Beginning with an intriguing overview of the river's formation and characteristics, Ellis shows how the stream has helped shape Kentucky's environment, economy, and political culture. In centuries past, flotillas of flatboats carried whiskey, pork, and valuable raw materials downriver to markets in Louisiana. Later, the river became a source of entertainment as showboats brought theater, movies, music, and dancing to otherwise isolated communities. The book describes the environmental impact of settlement, logging, mining, and industrialization, developments that have sometimes tainted the Kentucky's mighty waters with silt, sewage, and trash. In the last thirty years, however, Kentuckians have come together in major efforts to clean and preserve the Kentucky's waters and the life along its banks. Advocates for the river achieved a victory in protecting the stunning Kentucky River Palisades between Boonesborough and Frankfort, and efforts continue to preserve the irreplaceable river for future generations.
Download or read book A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky written by Bob Sehlinger and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At-a-glance information for each river section helps paddlers determine the river that's right for them. Stream overviews, gauge and shuttle information, names of rapids and suggestions on how to run them, along with a little history, make this guide not only an interesting read, but a must for every boater hitting the Kentucky streams.
Download or read book Kentucky River Kentucky written by Kentucky. Department of Conservation. Division of Flood Control and Water Usage and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kentucky River Navigation Project written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Louisville District and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forks of Dix River Baptist Church Route 5 Lancaster Ky written by Forks of Dix River Baptist Church and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kentucky River and Tributaries Kentucky written by United States. Engineers Corps and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dix River Dam Hydro electric Plant written by Kentucky Utilities Company and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kentucky Encyclopedia written by John E. Kleber and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kentucky Encyclopedia's 2,000-plus entries are the work of more than five hundred writers. Their subjects reflect all areas of the commonwealth and span the time from prehistoric settlement to today's headlines, recording Kentuckians' achievements in art, architecture, business, education, politics, religion, science, and sports. Biographical sketches portray all of Kentucky's governors and U.S. senators, as well as note congressmen and state and local politicians. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in the lives of such figures as Carry Nation, Henry Clay, Louis Brandeis, and Alben Barkley. The commonwealth's high range from writers Harriette Arnow and Jesse Stuart, reformers Laura Clay and Mary Breckinridge, and civil rights leaders Whitney Young, Jr., and Georgia Powers, to sports figures Muhammad Ali and Adolph Rupp and entertainers Loretta Lynn, Merle Travis, and the Everly Brothers. Entries describe each county and county seat and each community with a population above 2,500. Broad overview articles examine such topics as agriculture, segregation, transportation, literature, and folklife. Frequently misunderstood aspects of Kentucky's history and culture are clarified and popular misconceptions corrected. The facts on such subjects as mint juleps, Fort Knox, Boone's coonskin cap, the Kentucky hot brown, and Morgan's Raiders will settle many an argument. For both the researcher and the more casual reader, this collection of facts and fancies about Kentucky and Kentuckians will be an invaluable resource.
Download or read book Water Quality in the Kentucky River Basin written by Daniel I. Carey and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishes of the Dix River Kentucky written by Branley A. Branson and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book River Towns of Central Kentucky written by Melissa C. Jurgensen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While hard to believe today, the banks of the Kentucky River were once home to bustling port villages and popular excursion destinations, the most popular of these being High Bridge. Local communities supported businesses that brought commerce to the area up into the early 20th century. However, with the expansion of the railroad, the days of the steamboat faded. Eventually automobiles outmoded the railroad and, over time, drew away from the winding highways along the river to more modern roads, a death knell for these riverside havens. This book will take you on a pictorial journey along the river through Tyrone, Oregon, Mundys Landing, Brooklyn, High Bridge, Camp Nelson, Valley View, and Clays Ferry. Along the way, it will introduce the interesting residents and visionaries that breathed life into these communities and helped to create their unique charm.
Download or read book The Wilderness Road to Kentucky written by William Allen Pusey and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kentucky s Herrington Lake Monster written by George Dudding and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herrington Lake, one of Kentucky's best known man-made reservoirs, was constructed in the early 1920s to harness the Dix River for hydroelectric power. Now, the author must delve into the secrets above the Dix Dam because some local residents and even some curious tourists believe that its deep dark murky water holds a secret that the locals don't want to admit. For over 40 years, there have been reports of an elusive creature swimming on its surface only to later vanish into its dimly lit lower levels and the underwater caves found there. Is it safe to swim in the water? Does Herrington Lake have a monster that it can call its own? Read and form your own opinion as to whether it really exists.
Download or read book Streamflow in Kentucky written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Excessive Beam Deflections on the KY 52 Bridge Over Dix River Boyle Garrard County Line written by Theodore Hopwood (II) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon rehabilitation, beams in the KY-52 Bridge over Dix River were observed to have excessive deflection. An investigation of the problem included field inspections, structural analyses, and interviews with relevant KYDOH and other personnel.