Augusta Wharf Boat
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The wharf boat at Augusta burned down in 1930, killing Wharf Master James Wayman, 72, and his adopted son Hobart, 14. |
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The Levee, Augusta, 1906
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Augusta Wharf Boat
The Whisper
Built in Ashland in 1881, the Whisper was owned by L. W. Parker and
the Edgington family when she ran in Augusta.
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"The ferry boat Whisper, while tied up at the bank here sank in about ten feet of water. The boat sank so suddenly that Engineer Ed Parker, who was asleep on the Whisper, barely had time to make an escape." Owenton News-Herald, February 27, 1908. |
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The sternwheeler O'Neill
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The ferries O'Neill & Mister Haines
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"The O'Neill was in steam in 1946 at Augusta, KY. Built in Pt. Pleasant, WV, 1939, steel hull, sternwheel with engines 9's-4 ft stroke from the Proctor R. Smiley. Originally named Rosemary and owned by the 26th Street Ferry Co., Huntington. Sold to Capt. Kline O'Neill in Augusta, KY in 1944 and renamed. Changed to diesel in 1947 and dismantled in 1954" - from the S&D Reflector, June, 2005. |
This is the Central City. Kline O'Neill bought her and used parts of her to build the ferry Augusta.
The Ferry Landing, 1947
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"Capt. Jos. T. Armer purchased last week the Dr. Geo. Mackey, the ferry at this place. We congratulate Capt. Armer in succeeding in the purchase and congratulate the people on both sides of the river in securing a man who will be accommodating and satisfactory to all. Capt. A. is a natural river man, and understands thoroughly how to manage things with safety and security to his patrons. Capt. Walker has made a safe and reliable ferryman and has made many friends during his sojourn with us in this capacity." Bracken Chronicle, Sept. 4, 1884 |
Mr. Lemon Thomas wrote a letter to the editor of the Augusta Chronicle in April
of 1900, detailing the history of the ferry in Augusta and Boudes Ferry.
Read it here.
