Included in large batch of photos I ordered from The National Archives last year (which due to COVID-19, took many months...
Read MoreFeatures that don’t quite fit anywhere else on our site, but definitely deserve recognition is what Terts & Quats is all about. The phrase derives from tertiary features (Terts) and fourth-importance (quaternary or “Quats”) articles found in publications. Here, it’s just “everything else” and is just as good as the other stuff on Four Rivers Explorer!
New Historic Kentucky Lake Rock Quarry Photos
We recently purchased negatives from the National Archives in Atlanta showing different phases of the creation of Kentucky Lake during the...
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Browse Murray State Newspaper Archives Online
Browsing the Murray State University Newspaper Archives is a great way to research people, places and events in western Kentucky over...
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After Devastating Tornado, Living Lands & Waters Are Kentucky Lake’s Heroes
It’s been 40 days since the tornado. The sheer devastation of the 190-mph winds in that deadly EF4 tornado cannot be...
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Wickliffe Mounds
Nearly 1,000 years ago, Native Americans settled on a large hill overlooking the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. With...
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Fort Defiance Park
Fort Defiance Park in Cairo, Illinois, marks one of the world’s most important river confluences – the Ohio and Mississippi. On...
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