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Bluff City
Title
Bluff City
Description
In the struggle of the packet boats against rail competition the Anchor Line put up a bold fight. To reduce operating expenses they built the Bluff City, the only sternwheeler the Anchor Line ever built. She came out new in October 1896, built at Jeffersonville, Indiana. But fate was against her as she lasted but one year. On November 18, 1897, she caught fire at Chester, Illinois on the
Bluff City
Title
Bluff City
Date
1896
Description
The Anchor Liner BLUFF CITY nearing completion at the Howard Shipyards. The only sternwheeler to be built by the ANCHOR LINE.
Bluff City
Title
Bluff City
Date
1897
Description
In the struggle of the packet boats against rail competition the Anchor Line put up a bold fight. To reduce operating expenses they built the Bluff City, the only stern-wheeler the Anchor Line ever built. She came out new in October 1896, built at Jeffersonville, Indiana. But fate was against her as she lasted but one year. On November 18, 1897 she caught fire at Chester, Illinois on the

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