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Old Boat Column: The Stanolind’s Lengthy Career

Old Boat Column

Old Boat Column: The Stanolind’s Lengthy Career

September 27, 2024

In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court judged Standard Oil Company to be a monopoly and ordered it to be broken up into 34 separate companies. One of these was the… Read More

The Str. Jos. Chotin Str. Jos. Chotin underway. (Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum collection)

The Str. Jos. Chotin

July 5, 2022

As mentioned in the column last week, Capt. Joseph Chotin wasted no time after the loss of his steamer J.N. Pharr, and almost immediately arranged with the Nashville Bridge Company,… Read More

Voyage From Vicksburg The retired steamer Sprague being moved from its Vicksburg landing on March 26, 1959. (Keith Norrington collection)

Nearly six decades ago today, on March 26, 1959, the 318-foot long steamer Sprague embarked on a journey from Vicksburg, Miss. The retired riverboat became a tourist attraction in 1948,… Read More