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The Anchor Line Steamer Bluff City

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The Anchor Line Steamer Bluff City

February 27, 2022

Of the many beautiful steamboats owned by the famed Anchor Line, all were sidewheelers except one. Built at a cost of $36,500 by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., in… Read More

The Steamer Bluff City The Bluff City as a new boat at the Howard Shipyard in 1896. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Steamer Bluff City

February 24, 2020

Of the many beautiful steamboats owned by the famed Anchor Line, all were sidewheelers save for one. Built at a cost of $36,500 by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind.,… Read More

The Anchor Liner City Of St. Louis A vintage postcard view of the famous Anchor Line steamboat City of St. Louis.

The Anchor Liner City Of St. Louis

May 25, 2018

In last week’s Old Boat Column, we presented the sternwheeler Saint Louis; this Memorial Day issue will focus upon the sidewheeler City of St. Louis, famous in the annals of… Read More