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 John A. Wood

June 21, 2021

A well-known steam towboat that operated on the Ohio and Mississippi was the John A. Wood. The hull (198 feet in length by 40 feet in width) was built… Read More