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Chipper #266986 Length 52 feet - Breadth 15 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1954 by Barbour Metal Boat Works, Lemay, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:49 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Eric M. Johnson - Thanks, Eric! At Allegheny Mile 34.6, Clinton, PA, Late 1970s (1 of 2)
GM 6-110 diesels, 440 hp. Originally Custer, owned by Kanawha Sand Co., Parkersburg, WV. Sold to McClain Sand Co., Point Marion, Pa., renamed Edwin B 1955. Transferred to Ohio Valley Sand Co., New Martinsville, WV. 1964 Sold to Bel-Mon Towing Co., Powhatan Point, OH 12/1971. Sold to G & S Towing Co., New Kensington, PA 1973, renamed Chipper 1974. Transferred to Davison Sand & Gravel Co., New Kensington, PA 6/1990. Firm name changed to Pioneer Mid-Atlantic, Inc., New Kensington, PA 1/1999. Sold to Hanson Aggregates, Inc., Connellsville, PA 9/2002.
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