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The Steamer Susie

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The Steamer Susie

March 26, 2021

In late 1897, Edmonds J. Howard, esteemed proprietor of the Howard Shipyards & Dock Company at Jeffersonville, Ind., received what very likely was the most unique inquiry in the firm’s… Read More

The City Of Parkersburg Was A Recycled Riverboat

July 13, 2018

Built at Harmar, Ohio, in 1899 and originally named Liberty, this sternwheeler was constructed on a wood hull measuring 164 feet in length by 34.4 feet in width. Three boilers… Read More