Robert P. Gillham (Towboat, 1901-1925)
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BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
BOAT TYPE: Towboat
BUILT: 1901 at Parkersburg, West Virginia
BECAME: Henry C. Yeiser, Jr.
FINAL DISPOSITION: Renamed in 1925
OWNERS: Campbell's Creek Coal Company
OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Thomas Wright (master, 1901-1920); John Barrows (chief engineer); Gus Butler (chief engineer)
RIVERS: Kanawha River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2182; She towed from the Kanawha River to Louisville. Named for Col. Robert P. Gillham who was in the coal business. In September 1914, the boat sank at Crown City, Ohio. She was raised and repaired at Dana, West Virginia. Deckhands called her the "Rob'em, Starve'em, Kill'em"
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