You may either answer the questions below or complete the GIIST form.
1. What were some of the problems with shipping goods down the Ohio river?
2. Who hired the company who built the river terminal at Evansville? What was his regular job?
3. Right after the dedication of the Mead Johnson terminal, a national calamity struck. What was it?
4. Who was Boehne and what did it to about the problem with the flow of the river?
5. The wharfboat once helped deliver goods to the shore from ships too big to dock. Long after it was no longer needed, the owners fought in court to maintain its monopoly. How did Evansville finally get rid of it?
6. Compared to the Panama Canal, how much did Evansville take in trade?
7. What was the flood stage at Evansville for years? A crest is the highest point in a river flooding before it begins to drop. What did the flood crest at in 1937? Should the flood have been prevented? How could it have been prevented?
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