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The Iron Dukes

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The Iron Dukes

April 21, 2024

There have been four towboats operating on the Great Kanawha River bearing the name Iron Duke. The first of these was built in 1875, and it was a wood-hull, steam-prop… Read More

Captain Charles M. Young Was Long Associated With One Towboat The Str. Robert P. Gillham. (David Smith collection)

Captain Charles M. Young Was Long Associated With One Towboat

February 25, 2024

A lead story on the local TV news several days ago dealt with a fire at a historic house at Gallipolis, Ohio. The video reports gave images of a red… Read More

The Second D.T. Lane A vintage postcard view of the second D.T. Lane (1908-1934) in a Kanawha River lock.

The Second D.T. Lane

March 19, 2018

In last week’s Old Boat Column, we recounted the 1903 shoving contest between the sternwheeler D.T. Lane (first) and the propeller towboat James Rumsey. The D.T. Lane (1871–1908) towed coal… Read More

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Captain Charles M. Young Was Long Associated With One Towboat

The Second D.T. Lane