May 29, 2024
Day 26 - Vevay to Lawrenceburg
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The road closure I mentioned turned out to be a whole lot of nothing. There were warning signs at every intersection along the entire way from Vevay to just outside Rising Sun a distance of about 19 miles. When I did reach the closure, the road was only closed for a distance of 50 yards or so, the road was totally intact with no sign of any construction activity, and the barricades were spaced so that you could drive right through. In fact, as soon as I cleared the "closure", 2 cars did exactly that.
A benefit of the closure was that I did have the road almost to myself and encountered very little traffic.
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Jeanna here...We found another museum open today in the little town of Rising Sun, Indiana. Rising sun is the county seat of Ohio County, the smallest county in Indiana. We don't have a picture of its stop light because it doesn't have one. There is a red flashing light in the heart of town.
The Ohio County Historical Society Museum is housed in a former plow factory, built in 1849.
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After the Clore factory relocated, the building was purchased by JW "Row" Whitlock. It housed his chair factory and also space for the manufacture of his Automatic Harps.
Row Whitlock was determined to build the fastest speedboat possible. The boat below, the Hoosier Boy, still holds the record for the fastest round trip on the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati. Row made the 267 mile trip at an average speed of 60mph.
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Also in the museum:
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Kerry here...
After visiting the museum, Jeanna & I walked up a hill to the Ohio County Courthouse. Like the courthouse in Port Clinton, OH, this courthouse is located in a residential area as opposed to the business district. We suspect it was located there to be above the flood plain.
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Today's ride: 45 miles (72 km)
Total: 458 miles (737 km)
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