Frederick Way, Jr.
American steamboat captain
Fredrick Way Jr. (February 17, 1901 – October 3, 1992) was the youngest steamboat captain on the Ohio River and Mississippi River.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Frederick Way, Jr. (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Feb 17, 1901, died Oct 3, 1992.1
About
He was the author of books on the boats that ply the inland waterways. He supervised the flat-bottom, stern paddlewheeler, the Delta Queen, from San Francisco, down the Pacific coast, through the Panama Canal, across the Gulf of Mexico and up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Pittsburgh in 1946.
From Wikipedia’s article on Frederick Way, Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: writer, boater.4
- Date not recordedFounded Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen3
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States5
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- 1WikidataFrederick Way, Jr. on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFrederick Way, Jr. on Wikipedia
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- 7Wikimedia CommonsFrederick Way, Jr. photo by David Bennett, CC BY 2.0