History

was once the home of riverboat pilot Creed Milstead. Captain Milstead was born in Amherst, Virginia in 1847. In 1849, when he was only two years old, Captain Milstead's family moved to Lawrence County, Ohio. A soldier in the Civil War, Captain Milstead fought in such battles as Lynchburg, Kearnstown, Berryville, Hulltown, Fishers Hill, and Cedar Creek. From 1868 until 1869 Captain Milstead attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. In 1869 he began working on the river to learn piloting between New Orleans and the mouth of the Red River. In 1871, after earning his pilot's license, Captain Milstead became the Master of the "Clifford" and the "Hamilton" running on the Red River trade. Captain Milstead moved to Portsmouth, Ohio in 1879 where he worked in the clothing trade. In 1901 he sold his interest in the "Portsmouth Hat and Glove Company." That same year Captain Milstead was elected Mayor of Portsmouth.

 

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