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The Steam Towboat Monongahela

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The Steam Towboat Monongahela

July 23, 2021

The American Bridge Company at Ambridge, Pa., constructed, in 1927, a steel hull measuring 169.8 feet long, 38.9 feet wide and having a depth of 6.5 feet for the Carnegie… Read More

The Towboat Monongahela The steamer Monongahela downbound on the Ohio River in 1939. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Towboat Monongahela

January 24, 2021

In 1927, the American Bridge Company at Ambridge, Pa., constructed a steel hull measuring 169.8 feet in length by 38.9 feet in width and having a depth of 6.5 feet… Read More

Centennial Celebration For A Towboat W.P. Snyder Jr.

Centennial Celebration For A Towboat

January 1, 2018

The W.P. Snyder Jr. in the Pittsburgh harbor. (Keith Norrington collection) Happy New Year! One of the major milestones of river history for 2018 will be the 100th birthday observance of… Read More