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The Famous Towboat Boaz 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 Charles R. Cox The Charles R. Cox

The Charles R. Cox

November 17, 2018

This towboat was originally built as the William G. Clyde. Constructed at Ambridge, Pa., in 1922 by the American Bridge Company, the vessel was completed at the Coal Valley (Pa.)… Read More

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