To the Jefferson County, Ohio List and Sue Sohn, The steamboat "Commonwealth" was built at Shousetown, Pennsylvania in 1864. SHOUSEs who lived in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio were descendants of the founders of the steamboat community named Shousetown. The "Commonwealth" in 1866 had James LLOYD as Master and James K. BOYLES[!] as Clerk. The "Commonwealth" ran the New Orleans-Saint Louis trade in her early years. For the complete story, see the following website: <http://iowa-counties.com/civilwar/27th/steamers.htm>. One of the greatest sources of steamboat information is "Way's Packet Directory". The names of Captains and Steamboats are indexed. I think I recall a researcher mentioning a website which allows you to search the Way's Directory, but alas, I haven't found it yet. The other book of the Giant Duo of steamboat information is "Lytle's List", also known as the "Holdcamper-Lytle List". I would love to find a search engine for that book, too. List Members, do you have the website of the searchable Way's? Randal W. Cooper <rwcooper@kellnet.com> Lorain, Ohio