| The
entries on this page were made by J.W. Lynch in his personal journals
after his retirement from the Elizabeth Marine Ways. These entries
relate to river activities, men who worked on the rivers, or boats.
Clicking on
the entry below will take you to the page of that
entry.
August
4, 1926... JW does some consulting work for Standard Oil
January
8, 1927...Packet Kate Adams burns
February
5, 1927... JW inspects Steamer City of Pittsburgh
March
10, 1927... Steamer J. H. Hillman makes maiden trip
May
6, 1927... Steamer Monongahela goes up river
May
23, 1929... Steamer Jim Brown being wrecked
Summer
1929... JW lists some boats that passed under
Elizabeth Bridge
Late
1929 - Early 1930...A year later Steamer Jim Brown is burnt
September
14, 1933...Death of long time Riverman Reno Baum
March
4, 1934... the River is bank full of heavy ice
Fall
1935... JW Remembers his Boat Building Days
Winter
1936/37...Steamer R.J. Heslop burns
Winter
1937/38...JW visits some boats under construction
March
27, 1939...Old buildings at the Ways are being Wrecked
1940s
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JW's Final
River Related Journal Entries
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