California Boatyards
A major steamboat building center on the Monongahela, 1852-79. No fewer than 131 boats were constructed here (74 in the 1850s alone), primarily for the western river trade. The boatyards ceased operations when the railroad (P V & C) acquired the right-of-way, 1879.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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