STAYING IN THE WATER NOW...
WITH THE GREAT LAKES TO OUR NORTH AND THE OHIO RIVER TO THE SOUTH, MUCH OF THE STATE'S HISTORY INCLUDES TRADING DRY LAND FOR THE SHIPYARD.
IN THIS WEEK'S KNOW OHIO, WE JUMP ON BOARD AND DISCOVER THE PRESERVATION OF OHIO'S RICH BOATING AND SHIPPING HISTORY.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SET SAIL IN 1492, IN HIS HISTORIC TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE... THREE VESSELS MADE THE TRIP - THE SANTA MARIA, NINA AND PINTA.
WE ALL KNOW COLUMBUS, OHIO WAS NOT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS' FINAL DESTINATION.... BUT YOU 'CAN' VISIT A REPLICA OF THE SANTA MARIA IN THE CAPITAL CITY. GROUP TOURS LET YOU EXPERIENCE WHAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR COLUMBUS AND HIS CREW TO SET SAIL ON THEIR EXPLORATION.
THE SANTA MARIA WAS THE FLAGSHIP VESSEL OF THE VOYAGE - A CARGO SHIP NOT WELL SUITED FOR EXPLORATION, THE SANTA MARIA NEVER LEFT THE NEW WORLD. IT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND USED TO BUILD A SPANISH SETTLEMENT AFTER GETTING STUCK NEAR MODERN DAY HAITI.
MOVING AHEAD TO THE EARLY DAYS OF SETTLEMENT, OUR TRIP TAKES US TO MARIETTA, OHIO, WHICH WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT OF THE TERRITORY NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO RIVER.
DURING THE 19TH CENTURY, STERNWHEELERS WERE THE PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. A STERNWHEELER IS A STEAM POWERED PADDLE BOAT, WITH PADDLES IN THE REAR - OR STERN- OF THE SHIP.
IN MARIETTA, THE OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL ATTRACTS VISITORS EVERY YEAR AND YOU CAN VISIT THE OHIO RIVER MUSEUM FOR TOURS AND EXHIBITS.
AND FINALLY, OUR JOURNEY TAKES US TO CLEVELAND WHERE WE DISCOVER THE U-S-S COD. THE WORLD WAR II ERA SUBMARINE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1943 AND IS CREDITED WITH SINKING MORE THAN TWELVE ENEMY VESSELS.
TODAY, COD, WHICH IS DOCKED IN CLEVELAND - IS A HISTORIC LANDMARK AND IS ONE OF THE FINEST RESTORED SUBMARINES. VISITORS CAN TOUR THE SUBMARINE AND EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY FIRSTHAND.