Madison Coal News Today

There have been four towboats operating on the Great Kanawha River bearing the name Iron Duke.

Neale Marine Transportation has purchased the historic towboat J.S. Lewis from Amherst Madison.

Longtime towboat engineer Thomas A. “Tom” DeHart, 88, of Morehead, Ky., died November 4.

After a 14-year absence, the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta returned to the Kanawha River over the Fourth of July weekend.

Several steam packets, ferries and towboats named Ohio have served on the inland waterways over the years.

The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta will be held this year for the first time since 2008 and expected to draw an estimated 250,000 people.

The Prairie State is home to towns like Moonshine, Chicken Bristle, Gross, Sandwich, Hicks and many more...

The City of Madison approved a resolution Tuesday to complete the purchase of eight parcels of property on the Madison riverfront for $10,000 less than the land’s appraised value. The property, located along the north and south side of the 300 block of East Vaughn Drive, is owned and/or formerly operated by Madison Coal & Supply Company. It came available to the city several months ago when the owners contacted the city to gauge interest in buying the site located primarily at the corner o...

February 12, 2021 By Capt. David Smith In 1923 the Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., launched a vessel that was a “first.” It was the sternwheel towboat Harvey, built for T.L. Herbert & Son. The boat was 93 by 26.8 feet with a hull depth of 4.3 feet. It had a steel hull with a cabin built entirely of wood. The Harvey’s immediate claim to fame was the means of power. According to Capt. Fred Way in the 1951 edition of...