New Albany Riverfront, 1838

ID: 1058 ~ Source: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections ~ Creator: Samyn Cincinnati ~ Date: 1838

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Image of an 1838 lithograph by Samyn Cincinnati depicting New Albany as seen from Portland. The New Albany riverfront bustled with trade and commerce throughout the nineteenth century.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd Public Library Digital Collections

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Lytle's Ferry

By Ashley Slavey, Megan Simms, Wes Cunningham, Eric Brumfield & Katy Morrison

Ferries played a crucial role in moving people and goods across the Ohio River throughout much of New Albany’s history. Although the river could be crossed on foot at the Falls of the Ohio during period of drought or solid ice, ferries were needed…