Columbia (Ferry/Excursion boat, 1892-1913)

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Created Date
1911-05-20
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BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sidewheel

BOAT TYPE: Ferry/Excursion boat

BUILT: 1892 at Jeffersonville, Indiana at Howard Ship Yard

FINAL DISPOSITION: Burned at Jeffersonville, Indiana on January 20, 1913

OWNERS: Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Company

OFFICERS & CREW: George Canary (watchman, 1913)

RIVERS: Ohio River

OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 1245; Her engines and doctor came from the New Shallcross. Home port or owner's residence circa 1892, Louisville, Kentucky. Original price, $17,750. The fire that destroyed her in 1913 was discovered by watchman George Canary who happened to be the only man on the boat. The Columbia was in her winter quarters at the foot of Watt Street in Jeffersonville, Indiana at the time. The loss was estimated at $30,000

PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The U.C.T. (United Commercial Travelers) state convention on board the Columbia at Madison, Indiana on May 20, 1911

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University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Subjects
Sidewheel ferries
Sidewheel excursions
Ferries
Ohio River
Excursion boats
Indiana--Madison
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Columbia (Ferry/Excursion boat, 1892-1913). 1911-05-20. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/XRUMYQ6CU75LU9A. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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