The last three columns recounted a letter written by noted historian and author Capt. Frederick Way Jr. to the marine superintendent of Ashland Oil & Refining Company AO&R) in January… Read More
Point Pleasant
In the last Old Boat Column, we looked at two towing vessels that were “odd” for the Western Rivers. This week we will look at another “odd duck,” and this… Read More
In the July 22 and July 29 issues of The Waterways Journal, this column detailed the innovative new diesel towboats Wm. Penn and Ductillite that Dravo built in 1940. At… Read More
The Dravo Contracting Company was justifiably proud of the towboat Wm. Penn that the company had built for the Dravo subsidiary Union Barge Line (UBL) in 1940. In the September… Read More
Point Pleasant, W.Va.—Three years after a fire destroyed its building and essentially eliminated its source of income, the Point Pleasant River Museum and Lakin Ray Cook Learning Center has terminated… Read More
Nearly three years after an electrical fire destroyed the Point Pleasant River Museum in Point Pleasant, W.Va., construction is underway on a new museum that includes a state-of-the-art center for… Read More
When asked what he likes about being a towboat captain, Capt. Chad Fielder’s answer is “everything.” “I’ve met a lot of people,” he said. “It’s very family-oriented. Even with the… Read More
Jack Fowler, 85, the long-time executive director of the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center in Point Pleasant, W.Va., died August 10 at the Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va. Read More
The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center has found a site for a new home. Now the task is to design and build that new home. The optimistic timeline… Read More
The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center is looking for a new home. The old museum building was damaged in a fire on July 1, 2018. Most of the… Read More
