The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr.

The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr. (HMDLA)

Location: Marietta, OH 45750 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 25.225', W 81° 27.787'

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The W.P. SNYDER Jr. is one of the few links between the age of steam-powered, stern-wheeled towboats and the diesel-powered, propeller-driven vessels that push barges on America's rivers today. The James Rees and Sons Company in Pittsburgh built the boat for the Carnegie Steel Company, and she was launched in 1918 as the W.H. CLINGERMAN. During the boat's working life, she primarily pushed barges loaded with coal on the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. After various changes in name, the Crucible Steel Company of America bought the boat in 1945 and named her the W.P. SNYDER Jr. after the company's president. Crucible retired the SNYDER in 1954 and, as was the fate of her kind, she would have probably been scrapped. In 1955, however, the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen and the Ohio Historical Society concluded that one example of a steam towboat should be preserved.
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Mr. W.P. Snyder Jr. and the Crucible Company agreed and donated the boat to the Ohio Historical Society. The SNYDER arrived in Marietta on September 16, 1955. The SNYDER carried no passengers or cargo. It was a towboat built to push barges and accommodate crew. The normal complement was approximately 20 people, including a captain, pilot, mate, engineer and assistant engineers, deckhands, maids, and a cook. In addition to the engine room and pilothouse, the boat has eleven crew staterooms, four commodes, three showers, a bathtub, two pantries, a refrigerator, cookhouse, dining room, and laundry. The SNYDER is approximately 175 feet long (including her 21-foot paddlewheel) and 32 feet wide. Her draft is approximately 5 feet. Two engines, on either side of the engine room, pushed the boat and barges along at speeds of about 8 miles per hour.
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HM NumberHMDLA
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number19-84
Year Placed2005
Placed ByJ. Mack Gamble Fund of Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 460136 N 4363534
Decimal Degrees39.42041667, -81.46311667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 25.225', W 81° 27.787'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 25' 13.50" N, 81° 27' 47.22" W
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Area Code(s)740
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 729-799 Allen St, Marietta OH 45750, US
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