摘要: |
The Louisville Engineer District and surrounding community lost a wealth of river knowledge with the passing of Charles "Chuck" Parrish, 78, on December 21. Parrish was a retired historian with the district and worked on numerous local Corps and Ohio River history projects for nearly 40 years. He authored numerous articles on navigation development in the Ohio Valley. He was also a frequent presenter on navigation history aboard various Ohio River excursion boats. In addition, he was a long-time member of the Howard Steamboat Museum's board of directors and a volunteer for the museum who gave speeches and helped generate interest in it. Travis Vasconcelos, director and curator of the museum in Jeffersonville, Ind., recalled meeting Parrish for the first time. |