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  2. General Jackson (riverboat) - Wikipedia

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    General Jackson is a riverboat—more specifically, a showboat—based on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. General Jackson was named after another riverboat of the same name that was built in 1817; that boat was in turn named for Andrew Jackson. The modern boat was originally an attraction at the Opryland USA theme park.

  3. Nashville, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Nashville was originally called New Nashville; under the latter name, it was laid out in 1830. [6] The local post office was established as Nashville in 1831. [7] On June 28, 2020, Nashville was the site of a successful attempt at the world record for most pogo stick jumps with no hands.

  4. Ingram Barge Company - Wikipedia

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    Ingram Barge Company M/V PAT C at Chalmette, Louisiana.. The Ingram Barge Company is a barge company based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.. According to the company website, Ingram operates nearly 4,000 barges with a fleet of over 80 linehaul vessels and over 30 tug boats.

  5. Riverboat - Wikipedia

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    A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury units constructed for entertainment enterprises, such as lake or harbour tour boats .

  6. 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.

  7. Julia Belle Swain - Wikipedia

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    The Great River Steamboat Company owned the riverboat starting in 1995. [6] In 2009 the owners of the Julia Belle Swain canceled their season because of the slow economy, and considered putting the steamboat up for sale. [7] In 2013, the Julia Belle Swain was allowed to dock temporarily at Riverside Park in La Crosse. [8]

  8. American Duchess - Wikipedia

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    American Duchess was slated to make mostly the same routes as American Queen, with two unique destinations being the city of Nashville, Tennessee and the Illinois River up to Ottawa, Illinois. [13] American Queen has not visited Nashville since 2014, [ 14 ] though she did make an unexpected cruise to Ottawa, Illinois in 2018 due to high water ...

  9. Robert E. Lee (steamboat) - Wikipedia

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    The hull was designed by DeWitt Hill, and the riverboat cost more than $200,000 to build. [2] She was named for General Robert E. Lee, General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States. The steamboat gained its greatest fame for racing and beating the then-current speed record holder, Natchez, in an 1870 steamboat race. [3] [4]