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The Steamer Susie

Old Boat Column

The Steamer Susie

March 26, 2021

In late 1897, Edmonds J. Howard, esteemed proprietor of the Howard Shipyards & Dock Company at Jeffersonville, Ind., received what very likely was the most unique inquiry in the firm’s… Read More

The Steamer Katie The Katie at a Vicksburg wharfboat. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Steamer Katie

June 15, 2020

Among the beautiful big sidewheelers built on the Ohio River at Jeffersonville, Ind., was the palatial packet Katie. Built in 1871, the steamboat was not constructed by the Howard Shipyard,… Read More