

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "First there was the River": Evansville and the River that Shaped It
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: People living in the Southwestern Indiana region have relied on the Ohio River for hundreds of years. Since its founding, Evansville and its residents have been influenced by the river and have, in turn, changed the river, too. In this talk, Eilidh MacLeod will present the 'long history' of the Ohio River from the river's formation all the way to today's levees and dams and discuss the mutual relationship between the city and the river that shaped it.

Tickets are free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/3u54rkx

Eilidh MacLeod is an Evansville native and recent graduate of Columbia University, where she majored in History and Climate System Science. While at Columbia, her research focused on environmental history, Evansville, and the 1937 Flood of the Ohio River. Her senior thesis, "Controlling the Elephant River," was awarded the Shanley &amp; Chamberlain prize and the Chanler historical prize.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evansville/first-there-was-the-river-evansville-and-the-river-that-shaped-it/200029745261704
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 64

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029745261704?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=evansville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Evansville
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 411 SE Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN, United States, Indiana 47713
- **lat**: 37.96514
- **long**: -87.57321
- **full address**: 411 SE Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN, United States, Indiana 47713

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science (https://allevents.in/org/evansville-museum-of-arts-history-and-science/3077007)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 411 SE Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN, United States, Indiana 47713
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about "First there was the River": Evansville and the River that Shaped It ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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