The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr.
The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr. is a memorial in Marietta, Washington, Ohio. The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr. is situated nearby to Valley Gem Sternwheeler, as well as near Ohio River Museum.Photo: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Ohio Historical Marker 19-84
- Inscription: “The W. P. SNYDER Jr. is one of the few links between the age of steam-powered, stern-wheeled towboats and the diesel-powered, propeller-driven vessels that push barges on America’s rivers today. The James Rees and Sons Company in Pittsburgh built the boat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ohio River Museum and Muskingum River Underground Railroad.
Ohio River Museum
Museum
Photo: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ohio River Museum is a museum that interprets the history of the Ohio River. The museum is situated on the Muskingum River, near its confluence with the Ohio River, in Marietta, Ohio.
Campus Martius Museum
Museum
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The Campus Martius Museum interprets Ohio history. Campus Martius was the second fortification in Marietta, Ohio and the first primarily for civilian defense. Campus Martius Museum is situated 650 feet northeast of The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr..
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marietta Historic District and Harmar, Marietta.
Marietta Historic District
Neighborhood
The Marietta Historic District is a historic district in Marietta, Ohio, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the buildings in the district are ones dating back to 1788, the year in which Marietta was founded as the first white settlement in what is now Ohio.
Harmar, Marietta
Neighborhood
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Harmar is a historic neighborhood in the city of Marietta, Ohio, United States. Located at the western side of the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it grew up around the early Fort Harmar in the 1780s, being settled in conjunction with Marietta.
Williamstown
Village
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Williamstown is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The population was 2,997 at the 2020 census. The now closed Fenton Art Glass Company was located in the city. Williamstown is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr..
The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr.
- Categories: commemorative plaque and historic site
- Location: Marietta, Washington, Southeast Ohio, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.42027° or 39° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
-81.46299° or 81° 27′ 47″ westInception
2003Operator
Ohio History ConnectionNetwork
Ohio Historical MarkersOpen location code
86FWCGCP+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 8713426460OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q108776140
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valley Gem Sternwheeler and W. P. Snyder Jr..
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