Aaron McLaughlin

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Old Boat Column
The Sternwheeler Bald Eagle
December 15, 2020

In 1883, for a contract price of $16,750, the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., built the Benton McMillin, a modest packet boat named in honor of the Tennessee congressman, who… Read More

The Steamer Fashion The Fashion at an Ohio River landing. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Steamer Fashion

June 14, 2018

The seventh documented steamboat to carry the name, the Fashion was built in 1877 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Howard Shipyard for a contract cost of $20,714. Constructed on a… Read More

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