Oldest Pilothouse

Oldest Pilothouse (HMDLD)

Location: Marietta, OH 45750 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 25.237', W 81° 27.799'

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The steamboat TELL CITY was built in 1889 and named for Tell City, Ind. She carried passenger and freight on the Ohio River until she sank following an accident at Little Hocking, Ohio on April 6, 1917.

The Pilothouse was removed from the wreck and served as a summer house on the river front lawn of the Bent family in Little Hocking.

Mrs. Cora Bent presented this Pilothouse to the Ohio Historical Society for inclusion in the historic displays of the Ohio River Museum here in Marietta.

This is the oldest surviving Pilothouse of the sort that Mark Twain knew so well and wrote about. It has been restored to its original condition in 1977 by the J. Mack Gamble Fund of Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen.
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HM NumberHMDLD
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Placed BySons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen
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Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 10:10am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 460119 N 4363556
Decimal Degrees39.42061667, -81.46331667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 25.237', W 81° 27.799'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 25' 14.22" N, 81° 27' 47.94" 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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