- Steamboats on Kentucky's Ohio River (Hybrid) In Person
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Maximum Enrollment: 25
Kentucky’s northern boundary, the Ohio River, was the Commonwealth’s first thoroughfare, facilitating early settlement and downstream commerce. In 1811, the first Ohio river steamboat, the NEW ORLEANS, proved that this modern invention could go up the river as well. For decades following, the cry “Steamboat a comin’!” would bring locals to the riverbank hoping to catch a glimpse of an elegant craft pouring smoke and cinders out of its tall stacks as it rumbled and belched its way up or down the river, in the latter case at the incredible speed of 12 miles an hour! Boats connected to the Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and Maysville trades would stop at the small Kentucky towns along the river, providing an outlet for commerce and an opportunity for travel. This course discusses the first 50 years of steamboat history on the Kentucky side of La Belle Riviere, its triumphs and its tragedies.
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- Steamboats on Kentucky's Ohio River (Hybrid) Zoom
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Fee: $30.00
Dates: 2/2/2026 - 3/2/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 5
Building: ZOOM
Room:
Instructor: Kenneth Golliher
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Kentucky’s northern boundary, the Ohio River, was the Commonwealth’s first thoroughfare, facilitating early settlement and downstream commerce. In 1811, the first Ohio river steamboat, the NEW ORLEANS, proved that this modern invention could go up the river as well. For decades following, the cry “Steamboat a comin’!” would bring locals to the riverbank hoping to catch a glimpse of an elegant craft pouring smoke and cinders out of its tall stacks as it rumbled and belched its way up or down the river, in the latter case at the incredible speed of 12 miles an hour! Boats connected to the Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and Maysville trades would stop at the small Kentucky towns along the river, providing an outlet for commerce and an opportunity for travel. This course discusses the first 50 years of steamboat history on the Kentucky side of La Belle Riviere, its triumphs and its tragedies.
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