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Flexibility, Adaptation Assist Wheeling Area River Businesses Empire Diversified Energy closed on a $26 million dock and wharf bond December 1. (Photo courtesy of Empire Diversified Energy)

Empire Diversified Energy closed on a $26 million dock and wharf bond December 1. (Photo courtesy of Empire Diversified Energy)

Flexibility, Adaptation Assist Wheeling Area River Businesses

December 4, 2020

Businesses in and around Wheeling, W.Va., are finding cost-effective river transportation solutions for their needs, revitalizing an area once primarily known for coal production. Manufacturers in the region are taking… Read More

Wheeling Plans Dock For Sternwheelers

March 23, 2020

The city of Wheeling, W.Va., plans to build a commercial boat dock for sternwheel cruises along the Ohio River. The dock is to be built in the Wheeling Island main… Read More

The Phil Sheridan Had An Octagonal Pilothouse The Phil Sheridan upon arrival at Wheeling in early 1866.

The Phil Sheridan Had An Octagonal Pilothouse

October 22, 2018

Noted for being one of few riverboats to have an octagonal pilothouse, the Phil Sheridan was built for a cost of $80,000 in 1865 at Cincinnati, Ohio. Constructed on a… Read More

Paddlewheel Vs. Propellers The 1903 shoving contest between the D.T. Lane and James Rumsey on the Kanawha River near Charleston, W.Va. —Keith Norrington collection

The 1903 shoving contest between the D.T. Lane and James Rumsey on the Kanawha River near Charleston, W.Va. —Keith Norrington collection

Paddlewheel Vs. Propellers

March 12, 2018

In 1903, the Charles Ward Engineering Company of Charleston, W.Va., constructed a twin-propeller steam towboat named James Rumsey for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wheeling, W.Va. Built on… Read More