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The J.J. McViccar

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The J.J. McViccar

March 9, 2022

In 1894, as the Howard family prepared to occupy their newly completed 22-room riverside mansion at Jeffersonville, Ind., their shipyard built the towboat Fritz, named for Capt. Fritz Mentor. The… Read More

The Towboat J.J. McViccar The steam towboat J.J. McViccar sunk near Paducah, Ky., in October 1941. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Towboat J.J. McViccar

October 23, 2020

In 1894, as the Howard family prepared to occupy their newly completed 22-room riverside mansion at Jeffersonville, Ind., the shipyard built the towboat Fritz, named for Capt. Fritz Mentor. The… Read More