Flatboat to Towboat: Ohio River Tradition

Follow the timeline of the evolution of transportation on the Ohio River, from the original flat boats to the eventual rise of towboats and tugs. This video also goes into all of the modifications that have been made to the Ohio River in the past century in attempts to make the river better navigable.
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[@samuelscragg7052]

I enjoyed this video. I know Capt Tom Herdman and worked with him. And some other the other folks as well. I spent 50 years out there and retired in 2014. This brought back many memories.

[@DucatiGTS]

Excellent film, I love these kind of documentaries, you learn so much, that you never get in a classroom.

[@michaelgarrity6090]

This was a great old film about riverboating. It was a good thing it was created when it was to include people like Capt. Coomer. Like some of the folks said at the end, I love the river too. I first went on the river as a very young boy. Thanks for posting this film.

[@Crosses3]

My family had a packet boat line. My great grandfather Capt. Emory Edgington started on the Ohio at age 11 around 1890 and retired as a pilot sometime in the mid-1950’s. His father and brothers were all on the Ohio River too.

[@ShipHistory]

Wow! It would've been great to record his memories of that time.

[@cody3770]

I agree with ship history

[@mattmichael6792]

Entirely fascinating and expertly made documentary

[@UOVDrummer79]

This was great! Grew up right on the Ohio River in Toronto, OH which was formerly called Newburg Landing. Nicknamed the "Gem City" by some old riverboat captains. My Great Grandmother used to work on the Delta Queen, the Cricket, the Gordon Green, and the Greenland. Learned that from an oral history she gave that was recorded by my Grandmother. Always great fun trying to get the captains to shine their light on us on the banks when we were kids.

[@ShipHistory]

That's amazing! We love oral history. It's great they had the foresight to record it and keep the history alive!

[@micheletwilkinson-penningt6940]

This was WONDERFUL!

[@ronsmith1364]

Thanks for posting.

[@LadyMarie880]

Awesome enjoyed, I'll rewind and watch again thankyou just lovely to watch

[@ShipHistory]

We are glad you enjoyed it!

[@theodorepatton887]

Gimme more ,,, I’ll force my kids too watch this 😃

[@billdorthegreat265]

Great documentary!

[@davidthurmond9016]

My dad said he had a cousin that retired from the barge company and he said when he first started when ur time was up they would pull up to the bank and drop u off wherever they could he said there was a many of time he would walk 5 miles just to get to a town back then

[@lancelamoon6743]

Interesting especially being I run up and down the Ohio regularly

[@TwoAcresandaMule]

I've always wanted to take a trip down river on the ohio.

[@Mike-cj3nw]

Then there's the Columbia River Oregon Washington

[@jasonhammond4640]

The Becky Thacher is now gone.😔😔