In Portsmouth, the pagoda-style Tenth Street Station stood at the northwest corner of Tenth and Waler Streets as it appeared in the 1890's, with Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio tracks continuing west on Tenth Street in front of the station and the Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia line, acquired by Norfolk and Western in 1901, turning north behind it. The wood-burning engine on the Norfolk and Western tracks is thought to have belonged to the Scioto Valley Railroad, which Norfolk and Western acquired in 1890. The station was abandoned in 1931 and razed in 1968, and horse-drawn jitneys carried arriving passengers to their destinations. Market Street and neighboring streets formed the hub of Portsmouth retail business from 1803 until the turn of the 20th Century, and during the summer months farmers brought produce into town for residents to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. Riverboat captains and passengers traveling the Ohio River often stopped in Portsmouth and stayed at the Washington Hotel. In 1903, Portsmouth, seen from Kentucky at the meeting of the Scioto and Ohio rivers, had grown one hundred years after Henry Massie drew the first plat to a city of 17,870 citizens. Farmlands west and north of the city were among the richest in Ohio because yearly flooding created a fertile delta. The smokestacks of the Burgess Steel and Iron Company rose in the background, and the company employed more than 500 men. Businesses on Front Street flourished because of their proximity to the Ohio River, while Market Street had become the city's central street during the 1800's. Boats docked at the foot of Market Street delivered goods to the city. The Bigg's House on Market Street, completed in 1872, was used by many social clubs, and the Washington, opened in 1900 as the most modern hotel in Ohio, offered each room with a telephone, electric lights, and a refrigerator for $3 per night.