W. P. Snyder Jr. (towboat)

W. P. Snyder Jr.
W. P. Snyder Jr. at permanent mooring in Marietta, Ohio
History
United States
Name
  • W. H. Clingerman (1918–1938)
  • J. L. Perry (1938–1945)
  • A-1 (1945–1945)
  • W. P. Snyder Jr. (1945–)
Owner
BuilderRees & Sons Company
Launched1918
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics
Length175 ft (53 m) (LOA)
Beam
  • 28.4 ft (8.7 m) (original)
  • 32.3 ft (9.8 m) (modified)
Depth5.2 ft (1.6 m)
Installed power2 × Tandem compound steam engines 750 hp (560 kW)
PropulsionSternwheel
W. P. Snyder Jr. (steamboat)
W. P. Snyder Jr. (towboat) is located in Ohio
W. P. Snyder Jr. (towboat)
LocationMuskingum River docked as part of the Ohio River Museum in Marietta, Ohio
Coordinates39°25′13″N 81°27′48″W / 39.42028°N 81.46333°W / 39.42028; -81.46333
Built1918
ArchitectRees, James & Sons
NRHP reference No.70000522
Significant dates
Added to NRHP10 November 1970[1]
Designated NHL29 June 1989[2]

W. P. Snyder Jr., also known as W. H. Clingerman, W. P. Snyder Jr. State Memorial, or J. L. Perry, is a historic towboat moored on the Muskingum River in Marietta, Ohio, at the Ohio River Museum. A National Historic Landmark, she is the only intact, steam-driven sternwheel towboat still on the nation's river system.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "W. P. Snyder Jr. (towboat)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved October 11, 2009.