Portsmouth Wharf, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Title
Portsmouth Wharf, Portsmouth, Ohio
Subject
The Greenwood and the wharf
Description
Colored image of the steamboat Greenwood at the wharf at the end of Market Street. 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. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades until she collided with the Chris Greene and sank in 1925.
Creator
C T American Art, published by I. Robbins & Sons, Pittsburgh, PA
Date
1910
Format
9 cm x 14 cm postcard
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library
Original Format
postcard
Physical Dimensions
9x14cm
Collection
Citation
C T American Art, published by I. Robbins & Sons, Pittsburgh, PA, “Portsmouth Wharf, Portsmouth, Ohio ,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed December 25, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/1078.