St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Company

The Steamer Mayflower The Steamer Mayflower
Old Boat Column
The Steamer Mayflower
January 19, 2019

Every boat has a beginning and an ending. This week’s Old Boat Column presents a vignette of a vessel whose history both began and ended at Pittsburgh. The sternwheeler Mayflower,… Read More

River To Railroad The steamers Bald Eagle and Saint Louis offloading freight into railroad cars at St. Louis. (Keith Norrington collection)

River To Railroad

November 9, 2018

This week, the Old Boat Column presents an unusual image. The packets Bald Eagle (left) and Saint Louis are engaged in the transfer of freight at a St. Louis railroad… Read More

The City Of Savannah The City of Savannah (first) was built in 1889. (Keith Norrington collection)

The City Of Savannah

July 20, 2018

For many decades, the Massengale family operated the St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Company. Capt. John Massengale, a native of Gainesboro, Ga., moved to Nashville, Tenn., obtaining a job… Read More

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