▁based ▁at ▁B ella ire ▁in ▁eastern ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁un alter ed ▁rear - w heel ▁to w bo at ▁af loat . ▁ ▁The ▁boat ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁boat ▁measures ▁ ▁long ▁overall , ▁with ▁a ▁h ull ▁length ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁an ▁ ▁beam . ▁She ▁draw s ▁. ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Fair b anks - Mor se ▁ 3 5 E 1 0 ▁direct ▁revers ing ▁dies el ▁engine . ▁She ▁measures ▁ 5 1 ▁gross ▁registry ▁tons ▁and ▁disp laces ▁approximately ▁. ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁fashion ed ▁out ▁of ▁steel ▁pl ates ▁riv et ed ▁to ▁a ▁steel ▁frame . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁sc ow - form ▁bow ▁fitted ▁with ▁special ▁" k ne es " ▁used ▁in ▁pushing ▁b arg es , ▁and ▁a ▁flat ▁bottom ▁with ▁no ▁ke el . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁at ▁Mar iet ta ▁Man ufact uring ▁in ▁Point ▁Ple asant , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Standard ▁O il ▁Company ▁of ▁Ohio ▁as ▁Standard , ▁who ▁used ▁her ▁to ▁move ▁gas oline ▁to ▁distribution ▁points ▁along ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁Ray ▁Brook bank , ▁who ▁renamed ▁her ▁Donald ▁B