The Monongahela River Buffs was formed by the late Ernie Gabler and Bill Young in 1979 in Greensboro, Greene County. The association moved to Monongahela in 1986. The mission of the Buffs is to preserve the transportation history of the Monongahela River from flatboats to steamboats to now.
The Monongahela River Buffs’ Museum, located at 175 Second Street in Monongahela, is filled with vestiges of river history. Original steamboat bells, models of tow and steamboats, and photographs are on display. Our museum is at 175 Second Street, Monongahela Pa,above the Span-Taylor Drug Store and one half block from the river. The facility is open on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 1 to 3 Pm. It may also be visited by appointment.