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End Of An Era: Jeffboat Launches Last Barge End Of An Era: Jeffboat Launches Last Barge
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End Of An Era: Jeffboat Launches Last Barge
April 30, 2018

The 12,917th—and final—vessel to be built at Jeffboat slid down the ways and splashed into the Ohio River on April 23, marking the end of a 180-year-old tradition of shipbuilding… Read More

The Towboat Gregory The steam towboat Gregory on the ways at Madison, Ind., in February 1920.

The Towboat Gregory

February 19, 2018

Built by the Sweeney yard at Jeffersonville, Ind., in 1910, the Gregory was completed in nine months for a cost of $16,915. Reportedly, the cost of outfitting for the towboat… Read More

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