Ohio Valley
River basin region
The Ohio Valley is the region surrounding the Ohio River, which flows from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi River.
The term appears frequently in weather forecasts and regional news, encompassing parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.
A cold front is moving through the Ohio Valley.
- Treaty of Greenville1795 land cession pact
- river tradeCommerce via inland waterways
- river bottomFloor beneath flowing water
- TecumsehShawnee military leader
- French and Indian War1750s colonial North American conflict
bridge · covered bridges · Northwest Territory · frontier settlement · Cumberland Gap · indigenous · mill · barges · coal mining · steel mills · hardwood forests · rolling hills · tornado alley · Algonquian · Iroquoian · rivermen · tribe · urban centers
- Midwest Valleys
- American RegionsMidwest, Southwest, Northwest, Deep South, Pacific Northwest
- Eastern U.S.Appalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic coast, Piedmont
- MidwestIndiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota
- New FranceAcadia, Quebec, Montreal, Acadians, St. Lawrence
- OhioRock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cincinnati, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Akron, Columbus
Ohio Valleycoastal plains
Flat land beside seas
Rocky Mountains · Mojave Desert · Sonoran Desert · Pacific Coast · Gulf Coast
Ohio ValleySun Belt
Warm U.S. southern tier
Pacific Northwest · New England · Southern California · Silicon Valley · Florida