Carol, Yes, the riverboats were used by/for the Union. My g-g-grandfather was a boat builder and riverboat captain .. he was written about in the History of Allegheny County, if you'd like to read it, it's on my webpage at http://www.geocities.com/~jdanker/Anderson3.html ... #7, William B Anderson. Jamie At 11:39 PM 11/10/98 -0500, you wrote: >Thank you > I am interested in any information about this area and it's people. > Georgetown is supposed to be the second oldest town in Beaver Co. >Many riverboat captains, owners and builders lived in Georgetown. >The villege supplied workers for many of the boats that plied the >Ohio River and further downsteam. >I would like to collect information on those families who lived in >Georgetown, Smithsferry, Glassgow, Shippingport, etc. Of special >interest to me is the time of the Civil War. Were these boats used >by the Union for war efforts? Carol/Pa > > >==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ >