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_at_West_Elizabeth,_PA_in_1912.jpg) Twilight at West Elizabeth, PA in 1912
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| Name | Twilight |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Renamed | 1882, from "Traveler" |
Twilight was a sternwheeler towboat, built in 1864 at Middletown, Pennsylvania, as the Traveler, renamed Twilight (1882-1927), and renamed again as J. H. McCrady in May 1927.[1] She was nicknamed "The Cat with Nine Lives," because she was involved in so many accidents.[2]
Incidents
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- Running into the I. C. Woodward, and sinking it[3]
- Hitting the 16th Street Bridge. It was a wooden span, which caught fire.[3]
- Going over the dam at Lock 2 in 1905[3]
References
- ^ "Twilight (Towboat, 1882-1927)". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Twilight (Towboat, 1882-1927) – UWDC – UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ a b c "Elizabeth Marine Ways". elizabethmarineways.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
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