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The Palatial Str. J.M. White

January 17, 2021

In 1878, the Howard Shipyard of Jeffersonville, Ind., completed work on its magnum opus, the J.M. White. Owned by the Greenville & New Orleans Packet Company, the big sidewheeler’s wooden… 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