Lewis County History
On the River

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An early picture of the original Clarksburg Church of Christ (Christian Church) shows the flood level of Salt Lick Creek in the background and at the left the home of Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Applegate, long time principal of Lewis County High School.

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The tug, J.T. Hatfield, is passing by Vanceburg going upriver pushing several barges.

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Flood waters at the Greenup Lock and Dam in 1937. Photo provided by Patricia Hampton.

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Flood waters at the Lloyd Lock and Dam in 1937. Photo provided by Patricia Hampton.

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The Ohio River is frozen in this undated photo provided by Patricia Hampton. The photo was taken on the Kentucky side of the river across from Sciotoville.

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Sue Silvey shared this photo of the Ohio River when it froze around 1941. It was taken at Portsmouth and show people walking across the river. South Shore, Kentucky, can be seen at the far bank.

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Ed and Lois Taylor of Vanceburg with Nat Stone, author of "On the Water: Discovering America in a Rowboat".

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The City of Wheeling was built at Clarington, Ohio, by Capt. Thad Thomas about 1895. It was 160 feet long with cylinders 14 by five feet.

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The sternwheeler Sherley.

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The wharfboat that lay at the upper landing below the city park, surrounded by ice in 1904.

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The steamboat Courier preparing to land at the wharfboat. John Copens Sr. is standing at the dray.

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The steamboat St. Lawrence.

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The Fleetwood "railroad boat".

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The Island Queen.

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The Ferryboat "Ironton" prepares to stop at the landing as a sternwheeler passes.

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A 1932 picture of the Ferryboat "Captain John" piloted by Sidney McMullen.

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Capt. William C. Dugan on the Str. Delta Queen, June 1965.

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Capt. William C. Dugan by the pilot wheel in his front yard at Fairview, probably in 1970s.

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This picture Capt. William Carter Dugan's parents was taken in 1948 on the lawn of their home on Second Street, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Howard.

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The US Snag Boat E.A. Woodruff, taken about 1916. This snag boat removed tree limbs and trunks from the stretch of the Ohio that flows past Lewis County. (Photo Submitted by Helen Liles Lewis)

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The crew of the E.A. Woodruff Snag Boat,  about 1916. The only person we can identify is Bill Lewis in the back row. We cannot identify the others and how many of them were from Lewis County. Note the style of dress, and that the huge man in the front row is sitting on the laps of two much smaller men. Few are smiling, and those who do manage a smile appear as inscrutable as the Mona Lisa. (Photo Submitted by Helen Liles Lewis)

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Bill Tom Clark shares photos of the ferry at Concord, taken sometime in the 1920s.

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Bill Tom Clark shares photos of the ferry at Concord, taken sometime in the 1920s.

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