Looking NE from Portland Canal near 12th St.:
<p>Towboat "George King" (doc. # 576107) downbound.
</p><p>This boat was built in 1976 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/stlouisboats.htm">St. Louis Ship</a>.
It was originally named <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/7275285506/">"Joe P. Gills"</a> and operated by Indiana Michigan Power Co.
In 1994, it was sold to Marquette Transportation Co., Paducah, and renamed "George King."
</p><p>Ohio River mile 605
Upper gauge = 16 feet
Jeff. Co., Ky.
03-May-2005.
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A5E005.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/6413871283/">a5e005_9mp: George King</a>