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Sternwheel Steamer W.M. Rees Became A Prop Towboat

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Sternwheel Steamer W.M. Rees Became A Prop Towboat

May 1, 2023

As indicated by several histories of the local area, the construction of boats and river equipment in or near the town of Dubuque, Iowa, dates to the 1850s. A firm… Read More

Steamer Tallulah Became A Twin-Screw Diesel Boat The Tallulah new at Howards. (Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum collection)

Steamer Tallulah Became A Twin-Screw Diesel Boat

October 24, 2022

In 1922, the Howard Ship Yard built a steam sternwheel boat for the Vicksburg Engineer District. The boat, named Tallulah after a small community in Louisiana opposite Vicksburg, Miss., had… Read More