Falls of the Ohio State Park is a state park in Indiana. It is located on the banks of the Ohio River at Clarksville, Indiana, across from Louisville, Kentucky.

The park is part of the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area. The main feature of the park is the exposed fossil beds dated from the Devonian period.

The park includes an interpretive center open to the public, built on the grounds where Camp Joe Holt once existed. In 1990 the Indiana state government hired Terry Chase, a well-established exhibit developer, to design the center's displays. Building started in September 1992, costing $4.9 million with a total area of 16,000 sq.ft.^[1] The center functions as a museum with exhibits that concentrate on the natural history related to findings in the nearby fossil beds as well as the human history of the Louisville area, covering pre-settlement, early settlement, and Louisville and southern Indiana history all the way up through the 20th century.

Fossil formations found along the shores of the Ohio River.

The Woodland Loop Trail has ten new stainless steel markers denoting the plant life of the trails, thanks to an Eagle Scout project.^[2]

Strange wildlife has a habit of showing up in the park. In August 2006 a fisherman hooked a dead octopus. Living alligators and crocodiles have also been seen in the park.^[3]

Gallery

<gallery> Image:FotO LewisClark statue.jpg|Statue honoring Lewis & Clark Image:FotOSP_Lobby.jpg|Interpretive Center Lobby Image:Falls of the Ohio Museum.jpg|Visitor Center </gallery>

See also

• The Filson Historical Society
• List of attractions and events in Louisville, Kentucky
• List of fossil sites
• Old Clarksville Site

References

• WikiMapia
• Official web page
• Falls of the Ohio Organization

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