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The Champion Coal

March 13, 2023

The Western Rivers towing industry was seeing much change in the year 1935. The Inland Waterways Corporation, the government-owned towing concern nicknamed the Federal Barge Line by rivermen, had been… Read More

The Towboat Oakland The towboat Oakland at the dedication of Ohio River Lock and Dam 11 on July 6, 1911. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Towboat Oakland

July 6, 2018

In the glory days of steam towboating, one of the best vessels of that era was the Oakland. Built at Pittsburgh in 1872 by Capt. Tom Fawcett and Capt. William… Read More