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The Federal Steamer Helena Had Several Conversions

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The Federal Steamer Helena Had Several Conversions

February 20, 2024

In 1933, the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC) had two diesel-powered twin-screw towboats built by Midland Barge Company, Midland, Pa. These were the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Tom Sawyer. In… Read More

Four Generations Of Burnetts Have Worked On The Rivers Ancel Burnett in the pilothouse of the Dan C. (Photo courtesy of Bill Burnett)

Four Generations Of Burnetts Have Worked On The Rivers

September 21, 2020

Dan Burnett on the Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Photo courtesy of Bill Burnett) By Bill Burnett Little did my grandfather, Ancel Burnett, know when he climbed aboard the… Read More