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Today In Johnson City History: July 10

A senator s heir apparent, infant paralysis, a 14-year-old convict and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history. ....

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Autumn Was Apple-Hauling Time - The Waterways Journal

Famous for its prolific orchards, which produce peaches in summer and apples in the autumn, Calhoun County, Ill., has a long history involving steamboats. ....

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The Sternwheeler Bald Eagle - The Waterways Journal

December 15, 2020
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In 1883, for a contract price of $16,750, the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., built the Benton McMillin, a modest packet boat named in honor of the Tennessee congressman, who later served as governor of the state from 1899 until 1903. McMillin (1845–1933) was noted for being an old-line Democrat who was a staunch advocate of low tariffs.
Constructed on a wooden hull measuring 155 feet in length by 33 feet in width and having a depth 5.5 feet, the sternwheeler had three boilers, which provided steam for engines having 14.5-inch cylinders with a 5-foot stroke.
The boat ran on the Cumberland River until 1886, when it was entered into the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati trade, then owned by Capt. Hod Knowles (who was also master of the steamboat), Ira Huntington and additional investors. Capt. William Brookhart and Capt. Aaron McLaughlin were the pilots, with James Chamberlain pr ....

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