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River Discovery Center Increases Industry Ties

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River Discovery Center Increases Industry Ties

August 21, 2026

When Lindsey Launius describes the last year at the River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., she uses one word repeatedly: momentum. Launius, the river museum’s executive director, described… Read More

Point Pleasant Museum Facing Financial Hurdles

November 25, 2021

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… Read More

Centennial Celebration For A Towboat W.P. Snyder Jr.

Centennial Celebration For A Towboat

January 1, 2018

The W.P. Snyder Jr. in the Pittsburgh harbor. (Keith Norrington collection) Happy New Year! One of the major milestones of river history for 2018 will be the… Read More