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The Buckeye State, Portsmouth, Ohio
Color tinted image of steamboat with Portsmouth in back. The Buckeye State was built in 1878 at Freedom, PA, for the Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Line. She was captained by Wash Kerr.
The Lizzie Bay Portsmouth, Ohio
Tinted image of the Lizzie Bay steamboat with many people on deck. She was built in 1886 in Madison, Indiana. From The Portsmouth Times July 13, 1898: "Three Feet Only Required. The Lizzie Bay passed up at noon. The Stanley comes down at 7pm…
A Familiar Ohio River Scene at Portsmouth, Ohio
Black & white image of the Greyhound steamboat. The Greyhound was built in Ironton in 1901. She ran in the Portsmouth-Proctorville trade and was quite fast. Used as a wharfboat at Ironton, she was lost in ice December 31, 1917.
The Greenwood, Portsmouth, O
Tinted image of the steamboat in the river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip, October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank when she hit a snag at the mouth of the Scioto River.…
Ohio River View, Portsmouth Ohio, showing Kentucky Hills.
Tinted image of the Greenwood steamboat in the Ohio river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip in October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank at the mouth of the Scioto River…
The Tacoma, Portsmouth, Ohio
Black & white image of the Tacoma steamboat, built in 1883 at New Richmond, Ohio. She ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades. She burned in 1922 at Cincinnati along with three other steamboats.
Scene in the Ohio River Portsmouth, Ohio
Sepia photo of a steamer near the Ohio River bank
The Greenwood, Portsmouth, Ohio
Tinted image of the Greenwood steamboat on the river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. In October, 1898, on her maiden trip she left Portsmouth and sank at the mouth of the Scioto River when she…
The Greyhound, Portsmouth, Ohio
Tinted image of the Greyhound steamboat on the river. The Greyhound was built in 1901 at Ironton. She was considered quite fast as she ran the Portsmouth-Proctorville trade. She was lost in ice December 31, 1917 when she was used as a wharfboat at…
Scene from York Place, Portsmouth, O
Black & white image of a steamboat in the Ohio River with hills, trees, and buildings in background as seen from York Place Park.
The "Greyhound," Portsmouth, Ohio
Lightly tinted image of steamboat in river, both banks visible. The Greyhound was built in 1901 at Ironton. She ran in the Portsmouth-Proctorville trade and was considered quite fast. She was used as a wharfboat at Ironton where she was lost in…
Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of a barge pushed by a steamboat in the river