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Death Of A Stellar Steamboat Builder

Old Boat Column

Death Of A Stellar Steamboat Builder

March 14, 2021

It isn’t widely known that James Howard, founder of the Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Ind., emigrated from Lancashire, England, in 1819 at the age of 5. Accompanied by his parents,… Read More

The Sidewheeler Sunshine The Sunshine in a lock with excursionists aboard. Note the ornate pilothouse. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Sidewheeler Sunshine

September 13, 2020

One of this writer’s favorite steamboats built by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., was the Sunshine. Launched on May 3, 1888, for a contract price of $21,750, the wood-hulled… Read More

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