Built at Belle Vernon,Pennsylvania,1884 110.5 feet long.24 feet wide,3 feet deep in hall,66.93 gross net tons. The pilot house was originally over the engine room.It was later moved to the center of the boat as shown here.She had two man crew,The pilot steered the boat and operated the engines from the pilot house.The deckhand fired the boiler,handled the lines and loaded and unloaded the boat. Landing flats were required on both sides of the river for this type ferry" The Walter McCoy collection