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The Jack Rathbone, Last Steam Sternwheeler For Standard Oil The Jack Rathbone, Last Steam Sternwheeler For Standard Oil
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The Jack Rathbone, Last Steam Sternwheeler For Standard Oil
August 22, 2023

While new diesel-driven towboats were making headlines in the 1930s, steam power was still king, and several significant new steamers were built in the waning days of steam construction. The… Read More

The John A. Wood The famous towboat John A. Wood at a landing. (Keith Norrington collection)

The John A. Wood

June 21, 2021

A well-known steam towboat that operated on the Ohio and Mississippi was the John A. Wood. The hull (198 feet in length by 40 feet in width) was built in… Read More

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