Horatio G. Wright (Snagboat, 1880-1941)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sidewheel
• BOAT TYPE: Snagboat
• BUILT: 1880 at Carondelet, Missouri
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Dismantled in the fall of 1941
• OWNERS: U.S. Engineering Department; Patton-Tully Transportation Company (1938)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River; Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2669; Built by the Western Iron Boat Building Company. Launched in June 1880 after being under construction for over a year. Worked as a "snag extractor" on the Mississippi River for many years