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
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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
The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center in Point Pleasant, W.Va., sustained heavy damage in an attic fire on Sunday, July 1. The recovery process has started, aided by… Read More
The communities of Point Pleasant, W.Va., and Gallipolis, Ohio, gathered the morning and evening of December 15 to mark the anniversary of the Silver Bridge disaster. At 4:58 p.m. on… Read More
In his 100th year, Charles T. Jones keeps accumulating honors for his long record of service to the inland marine industry. On September 2, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award… Read More
