The T. M. Bayne and Lock #6

Photograph

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The Cardinal Collection

Muskingum River State Park - The T. M. Bayne and Lock #6, date unknown: A man in a rowboat crosses in front of Muskingum River's Lock #6 in Stockport. In the photograph's background, the steamboat T. M. Bayne enters the lock to avoid the low head dam. Built in 1890 at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the T. M. Bayne was a packet boat that hauled mail, cargo, and people. This vessel operated along two circuits during its working life: from Steubenville, Ohio to Wheeling, West Virginia and between Zanesville and McConnelsville. The steamboat sank near Steubenville in 1904 after being crushed by ice from the frozen Ohio River.
Muskingum River State Park - The T. M. Bayne and Lock #6, date unknown

A man in a rowboat crosses in front of Muskingum River's Lock #6 in Stockport. In the photograph's background, the steamboat T. M. Bayne enters the lock to avoid the low head dam. Built in 1890 at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the T. M. Bayne was a packet boat that hauled mail, cargo, and people. This vessel operated along two circuits during its working life: from Steubenville, Ohio to Wheeling, West Virginia and between Zanesville and McConnelsville. The steamboat sank near Steubenville in 1904 after being crushed by ice from the frozen Ohio River.

Name/Title

The T. M. Bayne and Lock #6

Entry/Object ID

03.06._0023

Description

A man in a rowboat crosses in front of Muskingum River's Lock #6 in Stockport. In the photograph's background, the steamboat T. M. Bayne enters the lock to avoid the low head dam. Built in 1890 at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the T. M. Bayne was a packet boat that hauled mail, cargo, and people. This vessel operated along two circuits during its working life: from Steubenville, Ohio to Wheeling, West Virginia and between Zanesville and McConnelsville. The steamboat sank near Steubenville in 1904 after being crushed by ice from the frozen Ohio River.

Cataloged By

Neil Humphrey