The "Delta Queen" and her sister ship "Delta King" were fabricated in Scotland and disassembled for shipment to San Francisco. She was then sent to Stockton, California where she was reassembled and fitted for work in the Sacramento area. In 1941...
"General Pike"; Steamboats; Riverboats; Steamboat accidents; Mail steamers
On January 1, 1891, the "General Pike" collided with one of the Middleton and Wymond coal barges, causing both to sink in a very few minutes. Captain Sam Bryant, Clerk Ed Long, and Pilot Bowen managed to save everyone on board. She was built for...
The "Senator" was built in 1903 as the "Saint Paul," but she was rebuilt in Paducah, Kentucky in the winter of 1939-1940 and was at that time given the name "Senator." She was owned by Streckfus Steamers, Inc., out of St. Louis and operated on the...
1896 trade catalog from Ariel Cycle Manufacturing Company, Goshen, Indiana. Includes models 7-10 and tandem models 11 and 12. From title page: "Makers of America's best weel. Office and factory Douglas and Ninth Streets, Goshen, Indiana, U.S.A....
Lori L. Harris of Danville and Bill Marker of Brownsburg were involved in a crash at the Brownsburg Shopping Center on East 136. Good Time Charley's, Lou's Restaurant, Befler's Mexican Menu and Pizza Hut can be seen in the background.
The original part of the building was built sometime in the early to mid 1800s with a new front being added in 1868. It served as a private home, an inn, and a private seminary in the 1850s, according to Brooklyn Cull, who has researched the...