The W. P. Snyder Jr.

Photograph

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The Cardinal Collection

Muskingum River State Park - The W. P. Snyder Jr., date unknown: Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company built this steamboat--originally named the W. H. Clingerman--in 1918. The W. H. Clingerman was one of the world's first steel-hulled towboats. In 1945, Pittsburgh's Crucible Steel Company acquired the vessel and renamed it the W. P. Snyder Jr. The steamboat transitioned to hauling coal until entering retirement in 1953. In 1955, the Ohio Historical Society (today the Ohio History Connection) acquired the W. P. Snyder Jr. as a museum piece. Today, those interested in the history of Ohio's steamships can visit the W. P. Snyder Jr. docked at the Ohio River Museum in Marietta.
Muskingum River State Park - The W. P. Snyder Jr., date unknown

Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company built this steamboat--originally named the W. H. Clingerman--in 1918. The W. H. Clingerman was one of the world's first steel-hulled towboats. In 1945, Pittsburgh's Crucible Steel Company acquired the vessel and renamed it the W. P. Snyder Jr. The steamboat transitioned to hauling coal until entering retirement in 1953. In 1955, the Ohio Historical Society (today the Ohio History Connection) acquired the W. P. Snyder Jr. as a museum piece. Today, those interested in the history of Ohio's steamships can visit the W. P. Snyder Jr. docked at the Ohio River Museum in Marietta.

Name/Title

The W. P. Snyder Jr.

Entry/Object ID

03.06._0024

Description

Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company built this steamboat--originally named the W. H. Clingerman--in 1918. The W. H. Clingerman was one of the world's first steel-hulled towboats. In 1945, Pittsburgh's Crucible Steel Company acquired the vessel and renamed it the W. P. Snyder Jr. The steamboat transitioned to hauling coal until entering retirement in 1953. In 1955, the Ohio Historical Society (today the Ohio History Connection) acquired the W. P. Snyder Jr. as a museum piece. Today, those interested in the history of Ohio's steamships can visit the W. P. Snyder Jr. docked at the Ohio River Museum in Marietta.

Cataloged By

Neil Humphrey