Resolute (Towboat, 1866-1880)

Date

• March 11, 1866

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1866 at Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank at Cairo, Illinois in August 1880
• OWNERS: Captain T.W. Fowler; W.H. Brown and Sons (1870)
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain T.W. Fowler (master)
• RIVERS: Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2148; First home port, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The Resolute in icy waters as the first boat of the season on March 11, 1866