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The Clara Cavett

Old Boat Column

The Clara Cavett

December 10, 2018

This week, the Old Boat Column presents an image of a towboat that was dubbed the “race horse of the Allegheny.” The vessel originated in 1877 as the Muskingum River… Read More

The Packet/Towboat Mink No. 2 The Mink No. 2 as a Muskingum River packet. —both photos from Keith Norrington collection

The Packet/Towboat Mink No. 2

March 5, 2018

Built by the Knox yard at Harmar (Marietta), Ohio, in 1877, this slender sternwheeler was constructed on a wooden hull measuring 132 feet in length by 21 feet in width. Read More