The GCG postings reminded me of the fact that there is
another Greene Line boat remnant still with us: the
hull of the Chris Greene. It is beached in Melbourne,
KY, several miles upriver from Cincinnati, and looks
like a huge flower pot as the often high Ohio has
filled her with silt and vegetation. But her bow is
completely visible and the sides are mostly visible.
The stern, in particular, the V.B. fantail, are pretty
much covered with dirt. Keith and I found it several
years ago after a couple of futile attempts, and have
paid her several visits. Two years ago she was joined
by her sister boat, the Tom Greene. Its hull and main
deck had been used for many years by Walker Towing in
Paducah as an office. She was pulled up in Melbourne
and less than 2 weeks after Keith and I climbed aboard
her, she was cut up for scrap. Jane, did you or Tom
ever get one of the welded bow name pieces?
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