West Virginia and Regional History Center
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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Steamboats Records, A&M 1406, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Letters of a West Virginia River Captain to his daughter, 1877-1885; papers of Captain Edward B. Cooper, 1879-1891, Master of the Steamer Sonoma operating between Ravenswood and Parkersburg; bills of lading and miscellaneous papers, 1891-1930, 1955; log book of the Steamer Victor, 1932, operating out of Ashland, Kentucky for the Ashland Oil Company; and a log book of the Steamer Greenbrier, 1939, operating on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers.
Related Material
650, 844, 1253, 1406, 1409, 1417, 1548, 2207
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Account books
- Ashland Oil Company
- Ashland, K.Y.
- Kanawha River (W. Va.)
- Ohio River
- Parkersburg.
- Ravenswood (W. Va.)
- Rivers and river valleys.
- Steamboats
- Transportation
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Ashland, K.Y.
- Kanawha River (W. Va.)
- Ohio River
- Parkersburg.
- Ravenswood (W. Va.)