Meets 7:00 PM Thursdays
Shepherdsville Community Center

Back in pioneer days, it was possible to travel by boat from Pennsylvania to the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio and Mississippi rivers with only one major obstacle --- a single waterfall on the Ohio River.  Because boats couldn't traverse the falls, the cargo had to be unloaded and ported around the falls where it was loaded onto a different boat or barge for the rest of the journey.  The city of Louisville was founded to serve the shipping industry and became a major transportation hub.  In the 1800's, several major railroads connected in Louisville because of the ability to link rail and river traffic.

Today, the McAlpine Locks & Dam makes the loading and unloading of barges unnecessary, but the Falls of the Ohio fossil beds are still fascinating to visit, especially in late summer when water levels are generally lower and visitors can walk out onto to them.

Scouts enjoyed visiting the interpretive center at the Falls.		Scouts gathered in the theatre and waited for the show to begin.
Then the boys got to walk out onto the fossil beds where everything they stepped on contained fossils.		Visitors aren't allowed to take anything home, but digging for fun and looking for fossils is permitted.