Meigs County Times Article about the Buckeye State.
A news clip from the Meigs County Times dated 7 Jul 1857 reads like an obituary. The str Buckeye State “is being torn apart in Cincinnati. Her machinery is to be put into a new boat.” The article indicates that the str Buckeye State made 156 trips between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. [1]
One memorable trip on 1 May 1850 was a special “speed trial”. Departing Cincinnati, the str Buckeye State arrived in Pittsburgh 43 hours later. No steamboat to this day has equaled that time. [2] To celebrate the fast run, a carved wooden fullsize buck was positioned on the top of the pilot house.
The crew for this famous run included Standish Peppard of Georgetown, PA. [3] After the fast run, Capt Peppard partnered with George W Ebert on many ventures including several trips to Ft Benton in the Montana Territory in the late 1860’s. Standish Peppard died in 1874 and is buried alongside his wife, Elizabeth Poe, in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Marker for Standish Peppard and Elizabeth Poe (Fran Nash Collection)
References.
[1] Steamboats, Meigs County Times, 7 Jul 1857, p2, col 15.
[2] Capt Frederick Way, Jr, Way’s Packet Directory,1848-1994, Son and Daughters of Ppioneer Rivermen, 1983, p63.
[3] Ibid, p83.
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