Steamboat Leaving Locks, Dam No 32, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Title
Steamboat Leaving Locks, Dam No 32, Portsmouth, Ohio
Description
Black & white photo image of the steamer Greenwood along the Ohio 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. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades until she collided with the Chris Greene and sank in 1925.
Creator
Auburn Post Card Manufacturing Co., Auburn, Indiana
Date
1920-1929
Format
9 cm x 14 cm postcard
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library
Collection
Citation
Auburn Post Card Manufacturing Co., Auburn, Indiana, “Steamboat Leaving Locks, Dam No 32, Portsmouth, Ohio,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed November 5, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/17393.