Donald B (towboat)
Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Standard, also known historically as Donald B and Barbara H, is a paddlewheel towboat that has been named a US National Historic Landmark and is now based at Bellaire in eastern Ohio. Built in 1923, she is the oldest surviving unaltered rear-wheel towboat afloat. The boat was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | 3106 Old A&P Rd. E, Georgetown, OH |
| County | Brown County |
| Listed | Dec 20, 1989 |
| Listed for | Industry, Engineering, Transportation, Maritime history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Towboat DONALD B; ex STANDARD |
| Reference number | 89002458 |
| Type of place | pusher |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structure |
Visiting
| Address | 3106 Old A&P Rd. E, Georgetown, OH |
| Coordinates | 38.7888° N, 83.9435° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | William Howard Taft National Historic Site · 38 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Donald B (towboat) listed on the National Register?
Dec 20, 1989. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Donald B (towboat)?
3106 Old A&P Rd. E, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. The nearest national park unit is William Howard Taft National Historic Site, 38 miles away.
Is there cell service at Donald B (towboat)?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89002458. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.