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Steamer Tallulah Became A Twin-Screw Diesel Boat
October 24, 2022

In 1922, the Howard Ship Yard built a steam sternwheel boat for the Vicksburg Engineer District. The boat, named Tallulah after a small community in Louisiana opposite Vicksburg, Miss.,… Read More

Model Riverboats Model of the towboat Chicot, built by John Fryant.

Model Riverboats

November 21, 2021

The Howard Steamboat Museum at Jeffersonville, Ind., was recently the site of a riverboat model extravaganza. The museum proudly displays an excellent model of the steam towboat Chicot, the… Read More

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