Louisville & Kentucky River Packet Company

The Steamer Falls City The Steamer Falls City
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The Steamer Falls City
May 29, 2020

A recent acquisition to the writer’s collection is this vintage postcard of the steamer Falls City, postmarked June 18, 1909. Built in 1898 at Cincinnati for the Louisville & Kentucky… Read More

The Falls City The Falls City at a Lower Mississippi River landing, circa 1908. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Falls City

November 29, 2019

This week, the Old Boat Column presents a photo of the Falls City. Built in 1898 at Cincinnati for the Louisville & Kentucky River Packet Company, the sternwheeler ran between… Read More

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