Reaper (Towboat, 1906-1925)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1906 at Marietta, Ohio
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank at the Barrett Line landing near Cairo, Illinois on April 26, 1925
• OWNERS: Budd Coal Company; West Kentucky Coal Company; Barrett Line (1922)
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2122; In January 1912 she sank at Paducah, Kentucky in 20 feet of water; was raised. After she sank for the final time in 1925, her engines went to the Marcia Richardson
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Being launched at Hammitt's boat yard at Marietta, Ohio