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Sidewheel steamboat Coos, sometime before 1895. The Coos Bay Mosquito Fleet comprised numerous small steamboats and motor vessels which operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries on Coos Bay, a large and mostly shallow harbor on the southwest coast of the U.S. state of Oregon, to the north of the Coquille River valley.
Dixie, also known as New Dixie, is a historic sternwheeler located on Webster Lake at North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was built in 1928–1929, and is a steel-hulled, diesel-electric powered passenger ship. She was modified substantially in 1950. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1
The mud was such an effective preserver that the yellow packing straw was still visible. Thousands of artifacts were recovered intact, including jars of preserved pickles that were still edible. Many pieces of the boat, including the boilers, one engine, and the anchor, were salvaged as well. [7] The artifacts are housed in the Arabia Steamboat ...
In Dixie's case, perhaps she rolled through the mud in an effort to keep those pesky mosquitoes away. Unfortunately, it didn't work out so well, if that was her intention. People were amused by ...
English: Engine used in Dixie II speedboat owned by E. J. Schroeder. Broke speed records. It was the winner of the Gold Cup in 1908 and 1909 and the Harmsworth Cup in 1908, representing the United States. Photo from: Crane, Harry M.. (September 1908). "Engine of Dixie II". The Rudder. 20 (3): 120. via Hathi Trust.
Several boats, lying on their sides, are stuck in the muddy marsh between the river and Bay Street. Tropical Storm Helene ran the vessels, most of them sailboats, aground there on Sept. 27.
The boat was owned by Pacesetter Mariner, Inc., a family business. Her captain was Matthew Pope. The crew was Stephen Mack, Richard Anderson, Michael Kirk Ericson Sr., Byron Koesterman, Elias Pena, and Stanley Estesad. Pacesetter had a normal "mud boat" stern like other Bender crab boats.
A number of private owners cared for and operated the boat from 1929 until 2007 when title was transferred to a nonprofit organization called Dixie Sternwheeler Inc., which operates the boat for regular summer cruises from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day and to allow chartered events such as weddings, retirement home outings, and company ...
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