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The Steamer Virginia

Old Boat Column

The Steamer Virginia

March 29, 2019

Regarded as one of the most beautiful steamboats afloat, the Virginia made big news 109 years ago when it wandered out of the flooding Ohio River on the night of… Read More

The City Of Parkersburg Was A Recycled Riverboat

July 13, 2018

Built at Harmar, Ohio, in 1899 and originally named Liberty, this sternwheeler was constructed on a wood hull measuring 164 feet in length by 34.4 feet in width. Three boilers… Read More