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Two Big Towboats for Ashland Oil

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Two Big Towboats for Ashland Oil

December 31, 2025

As a young boy growing up in Catlettsburg, Ky., our house backed up to the earthen floodwall about a half mile from the mouth of the Big Sandy River. In… Read More

Old Boat Column: The Second of Ashland Oil’s ‘Big Three’ As the Onward, photographed on October 22, 1960, at East Liverpool, Ohio. (From the Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum Collection)

As the Onward, photographed on October 22, 1960, at East Liverpool, Ohio. (From the Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum Collection)

Old Boat Column: The Second of Ashland Oil’s ‘Big Three’

October 31, 2025

Ashland Oil & Refining Company (AO&R) was founded in 1924 as a subsidiary of the Swiss Oil Company called Ashland Refining. Paul G. Blazer was placed in charge of… Read More

The A.M. Thompson: Still Going Strong After 76 Years 250908 OBC 001

The A.M. Thompson: Still Going Strong After 76 Years

September 5, 2025

This is another column that was prompted by recent photos. These shots were of a towboat, resplendent in a coat of fresh summer paint, with closeups showing the vessel looking… Read More