Visitors to the Howard Steamboat Museum will no doubt have noticed the museum’s beautifully detailed model of the packet steamer… Read more Steamboat History: INDIANA
Category: Steamboat History
Steamboat History: CITY OF LOUISVILLE
Few vessels from the glory days of the Steamboat Era are more iconic than the steam packet boat. Built to… Read more Steamboat History: CITY OF LOUISVILLE
Voices of the Steamboat Era: A Short History of the Steam Whistle on the Inland Rivers
“Steamboat whistles made a beautiful noise. Each vessel had her own more or less distinctive notes, and each hand upon… Read more Voices of the Steamboat Era: A Short History of the Steam Whistle on the Inland Rivers
Steamboat History: HOMER SMITH
In 1914, a beautiful sternwheel packet boat was launched at the Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana: the HOMER SMITH. Built… Read more Steamboat History: HOMER SMITH
Steamboat History: Ferryboats
Many works of river history are focused on big packet steamers like the CITY OF LOUISVILLE or workhorse towboats like… Read more Steamboat History: Ferryboats
Steamboat History: CHICOT
Anybody who has visited the Howard Steamboat Museum over the past few years has probably noticed our beautiful model of… Read more Steamboat History: CHICOT
Steamboat History: CAPE GIRARDEAU/GORDON C. GREENE
The steam packet boat is one of the most enduring and iconic images from the glory days of the Steamboat… Read more Steamboat History: CAPE GIRARDEAU/GORDON C. GREENE