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Legendary Steamboat Captain, Calliopist ‘Doc’ Hawley Remembered

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Legendary Steamboat Captain, Calliopist ‘Doc’ Hawley Remembered

November 25, 2022

Legendary calliopist and steamboat master Capt. Clarke Campbell “Doc” Hawley, a native of Charleston, W.Va., and a near-50-year resident of New Orleans, died November 12 from complications related to throat… Read More

The City Of Baton Rouge The City Of Baton Rouge on drydock in 1958. (Keith Norrington collection)

The City Of Baton Rouge

October 16, 2020

The ferry City of Baton Rouge is one of only a half dozen remaining riverboats built by the famed Howard Shipyard & Dock Company at Jeffersonville, Ind. It was constructed… Read More

The Str. Tom Greene The Tom Greene backing away from a wharfboat. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Str. Tom Greene

April 18, 2020

In 1923, Greene Line Steamers contracted for the company’s first steel-hulled vessel, built by the Marietta Manufacturing Company at Point Pleasant, W.Va. Constructed for the Cincinnati–Huntington trade, the hull of… Read More