This map, plotted out by Norbury Wayman, shows the various locations of steamboat lines and related companies on the St. Louis levee, detailing three periods of time; before 1865; 1865 - 1900; and 1900 - 1953. Lines and companies are donated by name, location and years of operation. Nearby streets are mapped as well, for easy frame of reference. Scale in feet: 100 ft. = 1 inch.
On Tuesday, March 15, 1898, the largest single shipment of coal ever moved on the Western Rivers was taken out of the harbor of Pittsburgh, Pa., by the towboat Joseph B. Williams, owned by C. Jutte and Co. of that place.
#1007, Nov. 7, 1892. OHIO RIVER, Dredging at Brooklyn Harbor, Ill. 923 Miles from Pittsburg. Steamer H. S. McComb and dredges Oswego and Ohio are visible working the river.
Photograph of cargo and steamboats lining the Saint Louis levee in the 1890s. GRAND REPUBLIC (second) and BELLE OF CALHOUN, as well as the Anchor Line wharfboat are pictured. Eads Bridge in the background. Railroad tracks to the left.
Ead's Bridge, Art Work of St. Louis. On the riverfront are the IDA PATTON (1888-1937). Tug - built at Dubuque. Iron Hull, steam propeller. Capt. L.E. Patton had her built for towing logs up Wolf River to Mills. GOLDEN GATE (1878-1903). Stern only shown. Built at Dubuque. 131.4 x 30 x 4.
The State of Kansas was a big carrier built at Madison, Indiana in 1890. Her dimensions were: 252 x 52.5 x 6.0 feet. She ran in the St. Louis and Cincinnati trade. Captain Don A. Marr was her master. On December 18, 1899, enroute from Memphis to Cincinnati, she burned while lying at the wharf at New Madrid, Missouri. She was a total loss; cause of fire unknown. The vessel was valued at $30,000 but insured for only $20,000. The cargo, valued at $60,000 was damaged about $55,000.