Silver Creek

ID: 1109 ~ Source: Courtesy New Albany-Floyd County Public Library

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Moser located his tannery along Silver Creek, a small waterway on the east side of New Albany. This view shows several young men enjoying the creek at Glenwood Park.

This file appears in: Loop Island Wetlands

Loop Island Wetlands

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

Loop Island Wetlands is a walking and nature park southeast of downtown New Albany. Located on the Ohio River west of Silver Creek, the site supported industrialization during the late nineteenth century. In 1878, George Moser, a German immigrant,…