Because the river is the southern border of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, it was part of the border between free states and slave states in the years before the American Civil War.

Because the territorial boundary line between the U. S. and Canada ran through the middle of Lake Erie and then up the Detroit River, combined with the prevailing belief regarding the location of the southern tip of Lake Michigan, the framers of the 1802 Ohio Constitution believed it was the intent of Congress that Ohio's northern boundary should certainly be north of the mouth of the Maumee River, and possibly even of the Detroit River.

Because Illinois entered the union as a free state, African-American slaves sometimes escaped to it across the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to freedom, sometimes traveling as far as Canada to ensure they evaded slave catchers.

Because Alexandria does not lie immediately along the Ohio River, its growth has been limited compared to nearby cities that lie along the river.

Because the Indiana-Kentucky border is defined as the low-water mark on the north bank of the Ohio River as of 1792, and because the river changed course as a result of the New Madrid Earthquake of 1812, a small portion of Henderson County ( approximately long and wide ), lies north of the current course of the river in what would appear to be part of Indiana.

Because there were three other Hartfords in Ohio, the Post Office Department requested a name change.

Because of Sharon's location on the Pennsylvania / Ohio border, it is served by NBC affiliate WFMJ, CBS affiliate WKBN-TV, Fox affiliate WYFX-LD, ABC affiliate WYTV, and CW affiliate, WBCB, all broadcast from nearby Youngstown.

Because of the large amount of materiel ( and documents ) gathered during the war, ATIC awarded a contract to Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio, for analytical work and document translation.

Because Ohio chose to domesticate these foreign corporations, these corporations became entitled to equal protection with all other domestic corporations established under Ohio law.

" Because Union Township was familiarly known as West Chester, plus the abundance of other townships in Ohio called Union, the name was changed to West Chester Township effective June 28, 2000, after being ratified by the township's voters at the March 9 primary election.

Because of the money to be made in grain production and, of course, because of the very existence of an all-water route to get there, increasing numbers of immigrants in Brooklyn came to Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to become farmers.

Because Sherwood Anderson was so ambiguous about what directly influenced him, it is difficult to say that any specific writer or work inspired him to write Winesburg, Ohio as a whole.

Because of reliability issues these were replaced by " hook " type couplers manufactured by Ohio Brass.

Because this region was entirely slave-free from its inception and separated by the Ohio River from the South — which was pushing an expansion of legal slavery into the West — the concept developed of " free states " in contrast to " slave states.

Because of the threat posed by the colonists, the Shawnee and other nations of the Ohio Country chose to side with the British against the rebel colonists during the American Revolutionary War.

Because of the deforestation that resulted from the cutting of much wood for fuel during the 19th-century age of steamboats, the Mississippi River became more shallow and broad, with more severe flooding and lateral changes in its channel in the stretch from St. Louis to the confluence with the Ohio River.

Because the least expensive way to build into the suburbs was to rely upon existing railroad right-of-ways, the Red Line took much of its present form, except that it continued to feature a further link between its two stems along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad right-of-way.

Because he had taken the stolen vehicle across state lines, Miranda was sentenced to a year and a day in the federal prison system, serving time in Chillicothe, Ohio and later in Lompoc, California.

Because of the Big Ten Network's exclusive contracts to cover live Ohio State sports, WBNS now only carries selected CBS Big Ten basketball broadcasts on weekends and latter portions of the conference tourney, although the programming outside of live sports remains produced by WBNS-TV.

Because that occurred before August 19 ( 80 or more days before the election ), Ohio Revised Code 3513. 312 applied: " the vacancy in the party nomination so created shall be filled by a special election ".

Because of these factors, the speed limit is still 45 mph ( 70 km / h ) in this area, and most people choose to use Ohio Street or Congress Parkway since these entrances are on the right.

Because this stretch of trail was partially built with federal funds, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources attempted to force its reopening.

Because of his power to raise funds, Riffe's departure from the political scene was a major financial blow to the Ohio Democratic Party.

Because Broadway is a true north – south route that parallels the Hudson River and preceded the grid that the Commissioners ' Plan of 1811 imposed on the island, Broadway diagonally crosses Manhattan, its intersections with avenues marked by " squares " ( some merely triangular slivers of open space ) have induced some interesting architecture, such as the Flatiron Building.

Because this puts a large strain on the flow for the only two traffic crossings over the Detroit River, proposals have been made to create a third crossing to connect Detroit and Windsor.

Because of the large influx of fresh water from rivers, especially from the Neva River ( two thirds of the total runoff ), the gulf water has very low salinity – between 0. 2 and 5. 8 ‰ at the surface and 0. 3 – 8. 5 ‰ near the bottom.

Because the French government did not want to spend too much money on its colony it allowed for the establishment of the so-called Concessionary Companies, monopolies given a free hand to exploit the colony's resources except at a few strategic places, mainly around the Congo River.

Because of dams ( and their locks ) on the Snake and Columbia River, Lewiston is reachable by some ocean-going vessels.

Because of a prophecy that they would overthrow their murderous uncle, they were, in the manner of many mythological heroes, abandoned at birth ; in this case, on the Tiber River by servants who took pity on the infants, despite their orders.

Because of both drought and overuse, the section from El Paso downstream through Ojinaga was recently tagged " The Forgotten River " by those wishing to bring attention to the river's deteriorated condition.

Because río means " river " in Spanish, the phrase Rio Grande River is redundant.

Because the policies and activities of the Department of the Interior and many of its agencies have a substantial impact in the western United States, the Secretary of the Interior has typically come from a western state ; only one of the individuals to hold the office since 1949 is not identified with a state lying west of the Mississippi River.

Because the two species are not proficient swimmers, the formation of the Congo River 1. 5 – 2 million years ago possibly led to the speciation of the bonobo.

Because it occupies a substantial bluff rising from the Mississippi River, the site of Memphis is a natural location for settlement.

Because of various factors – the difficulty of crossing the Yellow River, the increased development of an alternative sea route for grain-ships, and the opening of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway and the Beijing-Hankou Railway – the canal languished and for decades the northern and southern parts remained separate.

Because of the Great Salt Lake's high salinity, it has few fish, but they do occur in Bear River Bay and Farmington Bay when spring runoff brings fresh water into the lake.

Because the county sits at the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay along the Susquehanna River, it plays a key role in controlling sediment and fertilizer runoff into the bay as well as fostering submerged aquatic vegetation ( SAV ) regrowth.

Because of this discharge amount, the Crystal River Springs group is the second largest springs group in Florida, the first being Spring Creek Springs in Wakulla County near Tallahassee.

Because the tune is so identified with the film, many people now incorrectly refer to the " Colonel Bogey March " as " The River Kwai March ".

Because of its unusual and rugged nature, the Red River Gorge features a remarkable variety of ecological zones.

Because of the similar appearance of worked jarrah timber to the Honduras mahogany tree, jarrah was once called Swan River mahogany after the river system that runs through Perth.

Because of the manner of its formation, the Illinois River runs through a deep canyon with many rock formations.

Because its demarcation line was midway between Cape Saint Roque ( northeast cape of South America ) and the mouth of the Amazon River ( its estuary is marked Todo este mar he de agua doçe ( All of this sea is fresh water ) and its river is marked Rio grande ( great river )), Harrisse concluded that the line was at 42 ° 30 ' W on our sphere.

Because of this, many lava tubes are located within, including the prominent Lava River Cave.