# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Speaking of History... The Towboat W.P. Snyder Jr.
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Andy Verhoff, former site manager of the Campus Martius and Ohio River Museum, on May 23 at 1 p.m. at the Ohio History Center for a deeper look at the W.P. Snyder Jr., a steam-powered towboat that pushed coal barges along the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers from the 1910s to the 1950s.

Discover what daily life was like on board, how the boat found her way to a museum and why she was called a towboat even though she pushed barges.

Speaking of History... lectures are included with museum admission and free for Ohio History Connection members.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbus/speaking-of-history-the-towboat-wp-snyder-jr/200030044625335
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbus
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Ohio History Connection
- **lat**: 40.004956705499
- **long**: -82.987257843936
- **full address**: Ohio History Connection, 800 E 17th Ave, I-71 & 17th Ave (Across From the Expo Center),Columbus,OH,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Speaking of History... The Towboat W.P. Snyder Jr. being held?
  - **A:** Speaking of History... The Towboat W.P. Snyder Jr. takes place on Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Ohio History Connection, 800 E 17th Ave, I-71 & 17th Ave (Across From the Expo Center),Columbus,OH,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Speaking of History... The Towboat W.P. Snyder Jr.?
  - **A:** Speaking of History... The Towboat W.P. Snyder Jr. is organized by Ohio History Connection.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Ohio History Connection's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Ohio History Connection a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Ohio History Connection has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.

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