Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Line

The Steamer Virginia The Steamer Virginia
Old Boat Column
The Steamer Virginia
March 29, 2019

Regarded as one of the most beautiful steamboats afloat, the Virginia made big news 109 years ago when it wandered out of the flooding Ohio River on the night of… Read More

The Keystone State A vintage postcard of the Keystone State at the Wheeling wharf. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Keystone State

March 21, 2019

Built for the Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Line, the Keystone State was constructed at Harmar, Ohio in 1890. The wooden hull of the sternwheeler measured 225 feet in length by… Read More

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