Monthly Archive: January 2023

Ohio River Greenway Sign – Jeffersonville, Indiana

Ohio River Greenway Sign - Jeffersonville, Indiana

A sign for the Ohio River Greenway, seen along the Ohio River waterfront in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The Ohio River Greenway is a series of connected river front trails between the communities of Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany, Indiana that share this stretch of the Ohio River with Louisville, Kentucky on the opposite bank. The Ohio River Greenway connects, bikers and walkers to a series of parks along the way, including the Falls of the Ohio, the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Park, and the Loop Island Wetlands.

Coal Barge at Sunset – Ohio River – Louisville, Kentucky

Coal Barge at Sunset - Ohio River - Louisville, Kentucky

A coal barge navigates the Fourteenth Street Bridge Drawbridge, and McAlpine Lock and Dam at the Falls of the Ohio on the Ohio River at sunset, between Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana. 

The Great Seal of the United States – Louisville, Kentucky

The Great Seal of the United States - Louisville, Kentucky

The Great Seal, the national seal of the United States as seen at Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park outside of Louisville, Kentucky.  The 13 stars above the Eagle’s head, and the 13 stripes on the Eagle’s shield represent the original thirteen colonies.  The latin motto E pluribus unum means (“Out of Many, One”), a represents a country of many different origins and ethnicities, united as one people. The olive branches and arrows clutched in the eagle’s claws represent peace and war, with the eagle’s head showing a preference for peace, but always being prepared for war if necessary.