Jim Wood

Hartford, John

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Jim Wood (Steamboat)
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Coal

The Jim Wood was built in 1885 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the Wood fleet. Her dimensions were:- 169 x 32.2 x 5.8 feet. Tonnage: gross, 525; net, 402 tons. She towed coal south out of Pittsburgh and had an organ in her cabin and regular Sunday devotional services as long as Captain Jim Wood was her master. She ended her days at Dam No. 33 on the Ohio River, November 9, 1917. A few days later she sagged and broke in two. There was another Jim Wood constructed as the Grand Lake in 1866 at Pittsburgh. Her dimensions were:- 168 x 30.4 x 5.2 feet. Her name was changed to Jim Wood on September 24, 1881. She evidently went out of service prior to 1885.

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