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Pittsburgh, Morgantown, Fairmont Printed on the side of the boat.
'Morgantown fire dept. helps welcome the centennial showboat Rhododendron to town.'
A crowd, including a marching band, gathered on the shore of the Monongahela River to watch the arrival of the Showboat Rhododendron.
'Westover lies on the West Bank of the River, directly opposite the City and to all intents and purposes is a part thereof, and will soon rival the City in industry and fine residences. Transportation in addition to the B. and O. and the B. and N. railroad (the latter now building) the Morgantown and Kingwood railroad extends eastward through the Deckers Creek and Cheat River valleys to Rowlesburg, opening up to development vast coal, timber, lime, stone and sand deposits, all of which have tended to increase Morgantown's business and commercial advantages. Then we have slackwater , with daily lines of packets to Pittsburg and Fairmont, which gives us competition in rates that could not otherwise be obtained.'
Passengers gathered on the deck of a steamboat on the Monongahela River.
Steamboat Columbia on the Monongahela River.
Townspeople aboard the Steamboat Isaac M. Mason, at the Lock and Dam, on the Monongahela River in Morgantown, West Virginia.
View of people gathered on and around the Isaac M. Mason steamboat.
The River Bridge can be seen in the background.