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| − | The '''''Little Rock''''' was a side-wheel steamboat that plied the waters of the Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers. | + | The '''Steamboat ''Little Rock''''' was a side-wheel steamboat that plied the waters of the Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers. |
The ''Little Rock'' was assembled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1843. The boat had a displacement of 143 tons. The ''Little Rock'' measured 150 feet in length and 27 feet from rail to rail. The boat was equipped with a one-hundred horsepower Lever Engine. | The ''Little Rock'' was assembled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1843. The boat had a displacement of 143 tons. The ''Little Rock'' measured 150 feet in length and 27 feet from rail to rail. The boat was equipped with a one-hundred horsepower Lever Engine. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 15 February 2009
The Steamboat Little Rock was a side-wheel steamboat that plied the waters of the Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers.
The Little Rock was assembled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1843. The boat had a displacement of 143 tons. The Little Rock measured 150 feet in length and 27 feet from rail to rail. The boat was equipped with a one-hundred horsepower Lever Engine.
References
- Carl A. Brasseaux and Keith P. Fontenot, Steamboats on Louisiana's Bayous: A History and Directory (Louisiana State University Press, 2004), 204.
