Ohio river who owns

Today we look at the border between Kentucky and Ohio and Indiana. And I wondered, 'Is that really the border? He's right. Repeated court decisions have put the Kentucky border just off the far-side riverbank. That goes for Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, too. Mank says the reason goes back to Colonial America. When Virginia was a colony, it claimed a lot of land to the west, including what is now West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Virginia gave up some of those claims after the Revolutionary War. Mank says Virginia's claims, including the Ohio River, transferred to Kentucky when Kentucky became a state in Indiana challenged Kentucky's claim when it became a state in The U. Supreme Court rejected Indiana's argument. Mank says Indiana tried again in , and the high court still said no. So it's not the current boundary of the Ohio River, but it's the boundary that existed as of Which is a bit odd," Mank says.

According to Northern Kentucky University history professor Paul Tenkotte, the river changed course enough that the island was no longer an island. Even today, it's part of Kentucky, but is physically attached to Indiana. Helmer, Jr. Professor of Law, teaches and writes in the areas of environmental law, administrative law, and property. Listen to the interview on WVXU. University of Cincinnati's Dr. Elizabeth Shaughnessy was featured in a CTV News story on a Canadian study that found female surgeons receive fewer referrals from male physicians.

Gizmodo highlights research into autonomous robots by University of Cincinnati aerospace engineering students. The AI system that can open doors without human help works in simulations. The photograph was taken ca. Since the late s, various states have claimed ownership of various stretches of the Ohio River. The principal reason was to garner wealth from the trade that occured on the river. As a result, the low-water mark on the western bank of the Ohio River became the western boundary of Virginia.

When Ohio became a state in , it sought greater control over this major waterway, considering it a key economic element. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search.