A. B. Sheets

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Boat Information
Name: A. B. Sheets
Origin: No. 1 built 1917, No. 2 built 1921
Years Active: No. 1 1921-1947, No. 2 1947-1951

A. B. SHEETS (1): owner: Hillman Coal & Coke Co. (since 1921), built 1917 at Dravosburg as SAM BARNUM for Diamond Coal & Coke Co. length: 124 ft., width: 26 ft. 1947 dismantled

A. B. SHEETS (2): owner: Hillman Transportation Co. (since 1947), built 1921 at Howard, Jeffersonville as LA BELLE for Wheeling Steel length: 148.5 ft., width: 34.4 ft. 1951 dismantled

(ref.: Way's Steam Towboat Directory)

A. B. Sheets (1)   Dravosburg, Pa. Hillman, Keystone & Volcano  in background.
A. B. Sheets (1) Dravosburg, Pa. Hillman, Keystone & Volcano in background.

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A. B. Sheets (1)*   Monongahela River, 1925.  First of the name.
A. B. Sheets (1)* Monongahela River, 1925. First of the name.

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A. B. Sheets (1)   At Moffitt Mine, Aug. 15, 1934.
A. B. Sheets (1) At Moffitt Mine, Aug. 15, 1934.

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A. B. Sheets (1)   1921-1947.
A. B. Sheets (1) 1921-1947.

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A. B. Sheets (1)  1921-1947.
A. B. Sheets (1) 1921-1947.

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A. B. Sheets (1)   Aug. 24, 1946.
A. B. Sheets (1) Aug. 24, 1946.

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A. B. Sheets (1)  1921-1947.
A. B. Sheets (1) 1921-1947.

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A. B. Sheets (1)    1921-1947.
A. B. Sheets (1) 1921-1947.

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A. B. Sheets (1)   1921-1947.
A. B. Sheets (1) 1921-1947.

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A. B. Sheets (1)*   Dravosburg, Pa.,1921.   Hillman landing in rear.    Steamers Hillman, Keystone & Volcano.
A. B. Sheets (1)* Dravosburg, Pa.,1921. Hillman landing in rear. Steamers Hillman, Keystone & Volcano.

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A. B. Sheets (2)*   Upper Ohio, 1948.    Originally named LA BELLE.
A. B. Sheets (2)* Upper Ohio, 1948. Originally named LA BELLE.

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A. B. Sheets (2)*   Upper Ohio, 1950.  With the whistle of the original A. B. Sheets (1).
A. B. Sheets (2)* Upper Ohio, 1950. With the whistle of the original A. B. Sheets (1).

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A. B. Sheets (2)   1947-1951
A. B. Sheets (2) 1947-1951

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A. B. Sheets (2)   1947-1951.
A. B. Sheets (2) 1947-1951.

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* From the Way Collection