Private company
Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company
Logo: James T. Lloyd?, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American company that built the historic steamboat Enterprise
The Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company (or MOSBC) was the second company to engage in steamboat commerce on the rivers west of the Allegheny Mountains in the northeastern United States. The company was founded in 1813 under the leadership of Elisha Hunt and headquartered in his store which was located close to the boat landing in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.2 It ceased to exist in 1817.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company (or MOSBC) was the second company to engage in steamboat commerce on the rivers west of the Allegheny Mountains in the northeastern United States. The company was founded in 1813 under the leadership of Elisha Hunt and headquartered in his store which was located close to the boat landing in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.2
Timeline
- 1817Dissolved Dissolved1
Links
- WikipediaMonongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company
- WikidataQ6901802
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