I.N. Hook (Towboat, 1889-1913)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1889, Marietta, Ohio
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Dismantled
• OWNERS: 1889: Captain Charley Hook; Aberdeen Coal & Mining Company; 1912: Bartee Tie Company; 1913: Captain Walter Hougland
• OFFICERS & CREW: 1903: Captain Douglas Jones
• RIVERS: Ohio River; Green River; Wabash River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1162; The I.N. Hook was built for job towing. She originally was a single deck but a cabin was added later. Captain Walter Hougland dismantled her and used the engines in building the Resolute
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Left to right: I.N. Hook; Coal Valley; Tom Dodsworth docked at Pittsburgh