Episode 140 - Scioto
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 21
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Episode description
This week we have a steamboat tale to tell, specifically the story of the Ohio River steamer Scioto and her deadly collision with the John Lomas in 1882.
Sources:
Bailey, Kenneth R. "The 'Scioto' Disaster." West Virginia HIstory, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 49 - 72.
"A Pall of Egyptian Gloom: The Sinking of the 'Scioto'". East Liverpool Historical Society, http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/scioto1.htm
Various excerpts from 1881 - 1882 editions of the Wheeling Daily Intelligencer and Daily Register
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