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This special section of TheOldenTimes.com features old newspaper articles about life on the America's great rivers. Originally, I included only the Mississippi River system, but since transportation by water was important throughout the country, I'm adding any and all steamboat & river life references here. America's rivers have long been an important commercial shipping route, but they were once also an important way for folks to get around. Travel by water was often faster and safer than travel by land. Otherwise, it was a horse and "iffy" roads, at best. Departures and arrivals, occasional passenger news, shipping company news, cargos, river levels and weather all interested the folks whose livelihoods depended on the river, as well as travelers. Most of the Memphis newspapers carried a daily River News section, and I suspect that most river town newspapers up and down the Mississippi did the same. Since I have more Memphis papers than papers from those other towns, that's what you'll see the most of.... for now! As always, every personal name will be in the Index of Names.
Each of these was scanned from an original issue of an old newspaper in my personal collection. They appear in the order in which they were added to this website. |
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The Steamer Dove Bound for New Orleans, John BOX, Master, 1852
Steamer Amaranth for Montgomery & Wetumpka, 1846 BRAGDON, CAMPBELL, OWEN
Disaster on the Ohio& Mississippi Rivers: Steamboats Glencoe & Redstone Explode, Killing Many Passengers & Crew, 1852 BERRY, DAVID, DURBIN, SMITH, SCOTT, PATE, LANGLEY, JACKSON, FRITZ, BRECK, BOZEI, COLLARD, WILSON, STIRGEL, BATES, SOPER, CABLE, CHRISMAN, LANGHENY
Affray on the Magenta, 1868 REILLY, KELLY
Arkansas River Packet: Pocahontas, 1852 MOORE, MERRICK
Officer MacFARLANE Praised for Bravery, 1893
New Packet Steamer: The Daniel Boone, Grafton MOLEN, Master, 1845
Steamer Alabama to Depart for Vienna, Pickensville & Columbus, 1846
FRY, CAMPBELL, OWENCotton Receipts from Wetumpka, per the Steamboats Amaranth and William Bradstreet, 1846 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: WALLER, TARLETON, SCOTT, WALSH, ANDREWS, MAULDIN, TERRELL, WATTS, HARRISON, ROBINSON, ARMSTRONG, SMITH, DESHA, SAYRE, CRAWFORD, GOWDAY, HORTON, CLOCK, LESESNE, HOYT, FORD, DONALD, MARSHALL, GWATHMEY, FORBES
John WILDBERGER Advertises the Steamer Falcon for Sale, 1855
Vintage Photo of the Steamer Amy Hewes , date unknown
Reports from the Noxubee River, 1881 STONE, MEAHER
Steamer Luella Bound for the White River from Memphis, Ed BOOKER, Captain, 1855
Passengers Arriving from Wetumpka on the Steamer Amaranth, 1846 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: ESTES, FRITH, TATUM, OLCOTT, MATLOCK, JOHNSON, SMITH, HILLYER, MCKENZIE, STOKRIES, DONNELL, GOUGH, WOOD, CAWLAN, SCOTT, CAPTAN, BLAIR, GAILLAIRD, MCCOWAN, TANKERSLEY, WILLIAMS, STALSWORTH, COLLINS, PHILLIPS
Passengers Departing Mobile for Wetumpka, Alabama, Including Men of the Montgomery Riflemen and the Macon County Guards, 1846 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: FAIL, HUMSON, RICHEY, CUMMINS, BRIGGS, SALTMARSH, ROBINSON, ODOM, PARKER, DUBOSE, HESSELL, SHEFFIELD, WHIPPLE, FORBES, WEAVER, LARKINS, WATTS, BROWN, STANTON, SAMPSON, GILMER, SEIBLES, LIGON
Passengers Departing Charleston, SC, for New York, per the Steamer South Carolina, 1870 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: CONLEY, DANNER, MAXWELL, BURKETT, FRANCIS, KENNEY, CLYDE, KRAMER, BRANDLEY, NEWETT, STEMMERMAN, CLARK, NELSON, COOK, LIPMAN, WILLIAMS, GASTION, GODFREY
Steamer Ingomar to Provide Packet Service, 1855 GREENLAW, LAVALLETTE, MORRIS
Marine Disasters & Loss of Life, 1866
Steamer Tishomingo Will be Regular Mail Packet: Louisville, Eastport, Florence & Tuscumbia, 1853
BRISCOE, MOORHEADDid Captain DISNEY Pick up a Fugitive? 1853 HILL, GILL
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