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2. Natchez (boat) - Wikipedia

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   Jazz band on the Natchez, 2005. The first Natchez was a low pressure sidewheel steamboat built in New York City in 1823. It originally ran between New Orleans and Natchez, Mississippi, and later catered to Vicksburg, Mississippi. Its most notable passenger was the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolutionary War, in 1825 ...

3. Steamboat Willie (musician) - Wikipedia

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   Larry Stoops, better known as "Steamboat Willie" (born 1951), is a veteran musician of Dixieland, jazz, and ragtime music, specializing in the early twentieth century era of the genres. He and his band perform nightly at Musical Legends Park, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, at the Cafe Beignet.

4. Robert E. Lee (steamboat) - Wikipedia

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   Robert E. Lee, nicknamed the "Monarch of the Mississippi," was a steamboat built in New Albany, Indiana, in 1866 (Not to be confused with the second 1876–1882 and third 1897–1904 Robert E Lee). The hull was designed by DeWitt Hill, and the riverboat cost more than $200,000 to build. [ 2 ]

5. Streckfus Steamers - Wikipedia

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   Streckfus Steamers was a company started in 1910 by John Streckfus Sr. (1856–1925) born in Edgington, Illinois.He started a steam packet business in the 1880s, but transitioned his fleet to the river excursion business around the turn of the century.

6. Steamboats of the Mississippi - Wikipedia

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   Launched in 1813 at Pittsburgh for Daniel D. Smith, she was much smaller than the New Orleans. [7] With an engine and power train designed and manufactured by Daniel French, the Comet was the first Mississippi steamboat to be powered by a lightweight and efficient high-pressure engine turning a stern paddlewheel. [8]

7. President (1924 steamboat) - Wikipedia

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   Sign indicates the Orchestra led by (New Orleans trumpeter) Dutch Andrus (1912- 1989) plays for the nightly 9pm Dance Trips, as well as another sign that indicates there are two trips daily at 10:30am and 2:30 pm. President is a steamboat that currently lies dismantled in Effingham, Illinois, United States. [3]