Black and white photo image of the steamboat the Greenwood on the Ohio River near Portsmouth. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip, October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank when she hit a snag at the mouth of the Scioto River. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades until 1925 when she collided with the Chris Greene and sank.
Colorized image of the steamboat the Bonanza on the Ohio River near Portsmouth. The Bonanza was a side wheeler builtin in Madison, Indiana in 1876. The boilers and other machine parts were made in Portsmouth.