How Did a Steamboat End Up in a West Virginia Cornfield?
Show by Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins
In March 1910, floodwaters along the Ohio River carried the grand sternwheel steamboat Virginia far off course, into a flooded cornfield near Willow Grove, West Virginia. What should have been a routine operation to get the boat back into the water turned into months of futile effort that got national attention. Crowds traveled for miles to see the sight of a massive riverboat stranded hundreds of feet from the Ohio River while crews struggled to free it, in the process making a disturbing discovery. It’s another one of the Stories of Appalachia. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any of our podcasts. You’ll find us on your favorite podcast app or on our YouTube channel.
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