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Charles W.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah. Have you ever walked along an old riverway that has those built-up banks for that purpose?

Stuff You Should Know
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah. Have you ever walked along an old riverway that has those built-up banks for that purpose?

Stuff You Should Know
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah. Have you ever walked along an old riverway that has those built-up banks for that purpose?

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, I had my experience doing that in Akron. So that may be an Ohio thing. I believe the waterway through Sand Run is where that was. And it was the same deal. And Emily or her mom or somebody, you know, because you're up higher and, you know, it's an obvious path. And they're like, yeah, this is where the donkeys and pack horses would pull these things.

Stuff You Should Know
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, I had my experience doing that in Akron. So that may be an Ohio thing. I believe the waterway through Sand Run is where that was. And it was the same deal. And Emily or her mom or somebody, you know, because you're up higher and, you know, it's an obvious path. And they're like, yeah, this is where the donkeys and pack horses would pull these things.

Stuff You Should Know
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, I had my experience doing that in Akron. So that may be an Ohio thing. I believe the waterway through Sand Run is where that was. And it was the same deal. And Emily or her mom or somebody, you know, because you're up higher and, you know, it's an obvious path. And they're like, yeah, this is where the donkeys and pack horses would pull these things.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

There was a paddle steamer named Charlotte Dundas that was the first tugboat in operation towing for the very first trip, I think, two fully loaded sloops, 18 miles along the Fourth and Clyde Canal at Glasgow at a scorching two miles per hour.

Stuff You Should Know
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

There was a paddle steamer named Charlotte Dundas that was the first tugboat in operation towing for the very first trip, I think, two fully loaded sloops, 18 miles along the Fourth and Clyde Canal at Glasgow at a scorching two miles per hour.

Stuff You Should Know
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

There was a paddle steamer named Charlotte Dundas that was the first tugboat in operation towing for the very first trip, I think, two fully loaded sloops, 18 miles along the Fourth and Clyde Canal at Glasgow at a scorching two miles per hour.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

That's all that mattered. Yeah, they had all the time in the world.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

That's all that mattered. Yeah, they had all the time in the world.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

That's all that mattered. Yeah, they had all the time in the world.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

That's right. 40 miles inland. So that was a huge boon for London at the time. There was a steamship called the Majestic that worked with the East India Company towing things back and forth up the Thames. And Liverpool had one as well. So they were they were getting in on the game there in the UK. They were.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

That's right. 40 miles inland. So that was a huge boon for London at the time. There was a steamship called the Majestic that worked with the East India Company towing things back and forth up the Thames. And Liverpool had one as well. So they were they were getting in on the game there in the UK. They were.

Stuff You Should Know
Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

That's right. 40 miles inland. So that was a huge boon for London at the time. There was a steamship called the Majestic that worked with the East India Company towing things back and forth up the Thames. And Liverpool had one as well. So they were they were getting in on the game there in the UK. They were.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Okay.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Okay.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Okay.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

I would say Dumbarton, but I don't know. I'm just guessing.