Lydia Van Sant (Rafter/Bowboat, 1898-1911)
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BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
BOAT TYPE: Rafter/Bowboat
BUILT: 1898 at Le Claire, Iowa
FORMERLY: Netta Durant
BECAME: Taber
FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold to the Taber Lumber Company and renamed in 1911
OWNERS: Van Sant Towing Company
OFFICERS & CREW: Captain George Tromley (circa 1902); Captain G. Tromley, Sr. (1899)
RIVERS: Mississippi River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1666; She was rebuilt from the Netta Durant. Worked under charter for ten years for the Taber Lumber Company, after which time they bought her. She was used as a bowboat around 1903
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The Lydia Van Sant is in front with the George S. behind her
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