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Steamboat Race Sesquicentennial

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Steamboat Race Sesquicentennial

July 6, 2020

There was grand excitement along the St. Louis levee 150 years ago when the steamer Rob’t. E. Lee triumphantly arrived on July 4, 1870, hours ahead of the Natchez after… Read More

The Betsy Ann Raced The Chris Greene The Betsy Ann (left) and the Chris Greene racing on July 24, 1928. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Betsy Ann Raced The Chris Greene

July 27, 2018

Nine decades ago, on July 24, 1928, the old river tradition of steamboat racing was revived at Cincinnati, Ohio. Tens of thousands of cheering spectators lined the banks of the… Read More