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Old Boat Column: The Prototype To A Stylish Towboat Series

Old Boat Column

Old Boat Column: The Prototype To A Stylish Towboat Series

August 7, 2026

In the November 10, 2025, issue of The Waterways Journal, this column touched on the history of Hillman Barge & Construction Company. In 1903, Pittsburgh Steel established a repair… Read More

The ‘Towboat Beautiful’ The new Onward on January 12, 1948, at Pittsburgh, Pa. (From the Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum collection)

The ‘Towboat Beautiful’

November 7, 2025

In 1903, Pittsburgh Steel established a repair facility and machine shop on the left bank of the Monongahela River near Brownsville, Pa. In 1918, this property was purchased by… Read More