Ohio River Museum Donation

Ohio River Museum Donation ca 1965

Ohio River Museum Donation ca 1965

This copy of an old newspaper clipping provides the details of a donation to the Wellsville River Museum in Wellsville, OH.  The gifts were presented by people from Georgetown, PA: Capt Albert C Gilmore, Mrs Louis H (Lillian May Poe) Wagner, Mrs Edwin W (Clara Laughlin) Coopper. and Edna E Dawson .  The contributors were all associated with river commerce and river history.  I do not know which local paper carried the article.  Nor do I know the date it was published except that the date was before 1971.

 

The second paragraph indicates the last pilot’s license of Capt Jacob Poe was donated by Lillian May Poe.  This framed license actually had thirteen licenses stacked.  The Wellsville museum trustees graciously gave me the one dated 11 Dec 1882.  Lilian May also an old Poe family plate.

Jacob Poe's Master License dated 11 Dec 1882 (F Nash Colleciton)

Jacob Poe’s Master License dated 11 Dec 1882 (F Nash Colleciton)

 

 

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