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2. Natchez (boat) - Wikipedia

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   She is operated by the New Orleans Steamboat Company and docks at the Toulouse Street Wharf. Day trips include harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River. One of the two tandem-compound steam engines on the Steamboat Natchez. Each engine produces 1600 horsepower and has the dimensions 7 feet (2.1 m) by 30 inches (0.76 m) by 15 inches ...

3. American Queen - Wikipedia

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   American Queen is a Louisiana-built river steamship said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. [3] Although the American Queen's stern paddlewheel is indeed powered by a steam engine, her secondary propulsion, in case of an emergency and for maneuverability around tight areas where the paddle wheel can not navigate, comes from a set of diesel-electric propellers known as Z-drives on ...

4. River City Casino (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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   Appearance. River City Casino was a twin riverboat casino complex (Grand Palais and Crescent City Queen) in New Orleans, Louisiana, located one block upriver from New Orleans Morial Convention Center. It was the brainchild of Christopher Hemmeter (operating the Grand Palais riverboat) with a 50/50 joint venture with Capital Gaming International ...

5. Steamboats of the Mississippi - Wikipedia

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   In the spring of 1817, the Washington made the voyage from New Orleans to Louisville in 25 days, equalling the record set two years earlier by the Enterprise, a much smaller boat. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The Kate Adams, built in 1898 (the third boat of that name), was the fastest and best equipped on the river, and one of the most successful - with her ...

6. President (1924 steamboat) - Wikipedia

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   President is a steamboat that currently lies dismantled in Effingham, Illinois, United States. [3] Originally named Cincinnati, it was built in 1924 [4] and is the only remaining "Western Rivers" style sidewheel river excursion steamboat in the United States. [2] She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National ...

7. Boomtown New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   Website. boomtownneworleans.com. Boomtown New Orleans (formerly Boomtown Westbank) is a casino hotel located on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish in Harvey, Louisiana. It is on a 54-acre (220,000 m 2) site. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.