"Hattie Brown"
Title
"Hattie Brown "
Subject
Steamboats ; Riverboats ; Markland , Indiana ; "Vim "; Ice gorges
Description
The "Hattie Brown " was built in 1884 and made a regular run from Warsaw to Madison , Indiana and back daily . She was converted to an oil engine in 1915 ; two years later she was lost in the terrible freeze of 1917-1918 when the Ohio River froze for more than seven weeks . The "Hattie Brown " was one of those boats that endeared herself to the people who knew her. She was an old , reliable friend . During the terrible weeks of the above mentioned freeze the "Hattie Brown " sought protection up the Licking River but was caught in the icy grip of the river . When the ice gorge broke , she was swept away and was tossed on the rocks below Markland , Indiana . When the river receded , and for years thereafter , the remains of the "Hattie Brown " could be seen . It was a sad resting place for an old friend . She was replaced by the "Vim " which was at Madison when the river froze . The "Vim " survived but never gained the hearts of the people as the "Hattie Brown " had done .
Creator
Harry Lemen, photographer
Contributors
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library; Jefferson County Historical Society
Date
Unknown
Type
Photograph
Format
Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.; Scan of 3x5 photograph
Identifier
"MJCPL5127-hattiebrown"
Source
MJCPL historical files Harry Lemen Collection of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.
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