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The Famous Towboat Boaz

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The Famous Towboat Boaz

November 2, 2020

In the glory days of the big steam towboats, one of the best-known ones was the Boaz. Built in 1882, the wooden hull measured 193 feet in length by 44… Read More

The Towboat Oakland The towboat Oakland at the dedication of Ohio River Lock and Dam 11 on July 6, 1911. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Towboat Oakland

July 6, 2018

In the glory days of steam towboating, one of the best vessels of that era was the Oakland. Built at Pittsburgh in 1872 by Capt. Tom Fawcett and Capt. William… Read More