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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