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Charleston Sternwheel Regatta Is Revived For 2022

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Charleston Sternwheel Regatta Is Revived For 2022

April 19, 2022

Twenty boats have already registered for the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta, which is returning to West Virginia for the first time since 2008 and expected to draw an estimated 250,000 people,… Read More

First Diesel-Powered Towboat Had A Productive Life The Harvey, when new in 1923.

First Diesel-Powered Towboat Had A Productive Life

February 12, 2021

In 1923 the Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., launched a vessel that was a “first.” It was the sternwheel towboat Harvey, built for T.L. Herbert & Son. The boat was… Read More

Amherst Madison Buys Two Boats From ACBL The mv. Charles T. Jones was formerly the Leonard L. Whittington. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Amherst Madison Buys Two Boats From ACBL

June 19, 2020

Amherst Madison has purchased two Dravo Viking towboats from ACBL and put them to use on the Ohio River system. The company bought the mv. Leonard L. Whittington and renamed… Read More