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Robert. E. Lee
38" L
17" T |
Robert E. Lee is the record-setting winner of the Great Steamboat Race of 1870. Newspapers of the day reckoned that millions of dollars were wagered on the outcome of the New Orleans- to-St. Louis race, which attracted international attention. The Lee’s three-day, 18-hour, and 14-minute victory was an upset for the favored title holder, the Natchez.
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King of Mississippi 34" L
17" T |
Riverboats were jacks of all trades. They served as the lifeline for cotton and inland trade, towed barges and ferried railroad trains across the river. As passenger boats, they helped to shrink the vastness of America, and as showboats, they made that vastness a little less lonely.
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Mt. Washington 34" L
17" T |
Mount Washington was the Queen of the Winnipesaukee fleet and dominated the lake transportation business. She was the fastest of the all steamers on lake Winnipesaukee-- New Hampshire's largest lake.
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Southern Belles 33" L
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The Southern Belle was built to move a long string
of barges in shallow rivers. Although known as
a tow boat the Southern Belle was lashed tight to
the last barge in the string and pushed the barges
wherever they went. This method of
transportation is very inexpensive.
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The American Queen
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The biggest Sternwheeler ever built plies its trade
on the Mississippi River-complete with old fashioned
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