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Old Boat Column: The Prototype To A Stylish Towboat Series

Old Boat Column

Old Boat Column: The Prototype To A Stylish Towboat Series

August 7, 2026

In the November 10, 2025, issue of The Waterways Journal, this column touched on the history of Hillman Barge & Construction Company. In 1903, Pittsburgh Steel established a repair… Read More

Emma Rose Delivered To Bellaire Harbor Service Emma Rose and tow upbound below Marietta, Ohio. (Photo by Capt. C.R. Neale)

Emma Rose Delivered To Bellaire Harbor Service

July 24, 2026

From June 29 to July 2, 2026, a small crew delivered the newly renamed Emma Rose from BB Riverboats’ landing at Newport, Ky., Ohio River Mile 470, to Bellaire… Read More

The Arthur J. Dyer Was Notable In 1951 A shipyard glamour shot of the Arthur J. Dyer new at Nashville, Tenn., in 1951. (Photo from the Capt. Bill Judd collection)

A shipyard glamour shot of the Arthur J. Dyer new at Nashville, Tenn., in 1951. (Photo from the Capt. Bill Judd collection)

The Arthur J. Dyer Was Notable In 1951

June 5, 2026

In recent columns we have looked at vessels built by the Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO) since the popular Inland Marine Expo (IMX) was held May 27–29 in Nashville, Tenn. Read More

Old Boat Column: Margaret Dawson And Henry C. Ogram The Margaret Dawson new in 1941. (From the author’s collection)

Old Boat Column: Margaret Dawson And Henry C. Ogram

October 24, 2025

This column has previously detailed vessels built by Petersen & Haecker Ltd., Blair, Neb., a shipyard that was established in the late 1930s on the right bank of the… Read More