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crossing in a river

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A ford is a shallow place in a river where you can walk or drive across without needing a bridge. Fords have historically mattered because they provided practical crossing points for people, animals, and vehicles traveling overland, often becoming important locations for trade routes and settlements.

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Crossing the Red River near Granite, Oklahoma in 1921

Crossing the Milkhouse ford through Rock Creek, Washington, DC, in 1960

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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