Standard Oil Once Resurrected a Relic of the Wooden Coalboat Days Standard Oil Once Resurrected a Relic of the Wooden Coalboat Days
Standard Oil Once Resurrected a Relic of the Wooden Coalboat Days

Last week, this column looked at the Sohioan, a diesel boat built by St. Louis Ship in 1943 for Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio). At that time, the Sohioan, with… Read More

The Steamer Peoria

February 15, 2021

The Eagle Packet Company of St. Louis contracted in 1913 with the Howard Shipyard to build a wood-hulled sternwheeler for $26,000.  The new steamboat, 242 by 37.8… Read More