The Department of the Interior designated the U.S. Snagboat Montgomery a National Historic Landmark in June of 1989. Serving from 1926 to 1982, this steam-powered sternwheel snagboat worked the inland waterways of the South. The Montgomery's impressive history involved seven of the South's navigable rivers.
Snagboats removed snags, underwater trees, stumps, or branches that created obstructions to river navigation. A large grapple or clamshell on the snagboat's boom pulled these obstacles from the river. Daily operations removed approximately 120-170 snags per day!
