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The Str. Jos. Chotin

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The Str. Jos. Chotin

July 5, 2022

As mentioned in the column last week, Capt. Joseph Chotin wasted no time after the loss of his steamer J.N. Pharr, and almost immediately arranged with the Nashville Bridge Company,… Read More

Voyage From Vicksburg The retired steamer Sprague being moved from its Vicksburg landing on March 26, 1959. (Keith Norrington collection)

Voyage From Vicksburg

March 26, 2018

Nearly six decades ago today, on March 26, 1959, the 318-foot long steamer Sprague embarked on a journey from Vicksburg, Miss. The retired riverboat became a tourist attraction in 1948,… Read More