Engineer Profile: Edward “Smitty” Smith Engineer Profile: Edward “Smitty” Smith
Engineer Profile: Edward “Smitty” Smith

I handled crew and towboat operations at Madison Coal & Supply Company (MCS), now known as Amherst Madison, from 1990 until my retirement in 2023. Smitty was chief engineer of… Read More

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