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: Packet Boats
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
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: 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