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The Steamer Peoria

February 15, 2021

The Eagle Packet Company of St. Louis contracted in 1913 with the Howard Shipyard to build a wood-hulled sternwheeler for $26,000. The new steamboat, 242 by 37.8 feet and named… Read More

Revival Of A Riverboat Pilothouse Pilothouse of the Golden Eagle shortly after being salvaged from the wreck in 1947. (Photo from Keith Norrington collection)

Pilothouse of the Golden Eagle shortly after being salvaged from the wreck in 1947. (Photo from Keith Norrington collection)

Revival Of A Riverboat Pilothouse

December 7, 2020

The cotton packet Wm. Garig was a petite, wooden-hulled sternwheeler launched at the Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Ind., on Saturday, May 7, 1904, at 3:15 p.m., according to Day Book… Read More

The Eagle Boat Store The Eagle Boat Store on the St. Louis waterfront. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Eagle Boat Store

June 8, 2020

There were numerous ship chandleries along the waterways that provided all manner of supplies to riverboats. One of the best known on the Mississippi was the Eagle Boat Store on… Read More

The Eagle Packet Company Str. Alton A vintage post card view of the Alton, dated 1916. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Eagle Packet Company Str. Alton

October 28, 2019

Several steamboats carried the name of Alton, paying tribute to the Illinois city on the Upper Mississippi River above St. Louis. Undoubtedly the best known and most attractive riverboat to… Read More

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