Title	Madison, Indiana Dike
Subject	Dikes (Engineering); Wing dike; Crib dike; "Trimble"; Ohio River; Madison; Ferryboat
Description	This is a picture of the dike at Madison, Indiana from the Kentucky side looking across the Ohio River to Madison, Indiana. The ferryboat "Trimble" is making her way across the river in the background. Mrs. Herbert M. Flora and daughter sit in the rowboat while Mr. Flora takes the picture. The dike was of the 'wing' or 'crib' type and it curved out from the Milton, Kentucky side of the river in a downstream direction. It was nearly a quarter of a mile long. It was made of wooden barriers filled with rock and other debris. The idea of the dike was to direct water into a restricted channel to deepen the water, prevent sediment build up and prolong navigation as long as possible during times of low water depth. When the locks and dams began to appear on the river, there was no need for the dike. It disappeared in the 1920s.
Creator	Herbert M. Flora, photographer
Contributors	Madison-Jefferson County Public Library; Jefferson County Historical Society
Date	Photograph taken circa 1890
Type	Photograph
Format	Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.; scanned image of 7x9 photograph.
Identifier	"MJCPLriver5039-ohioriverdike"
Source	Historical files Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Rights	Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.