The Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers join, forming the headwaters of the Ohio River in Pittsburg, Penn. The Ohio River then flows southwestward, eventually joining the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.
One of America’s truly grand rivers, The Ohio ranks eighth in length in the United States but second in volume.
Was it Google Maps that led me astray? Last week, on the way to Athens, Ohio, I took a wrong turn.