HARRIET - Revision history

Randylyon at 20:29, 10 May 2020

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	[[Image:harriet.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Photo courtesy: Nelson Klavitter]]HARRIET. The first boat to pass through the locks at the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat used for steering rafts, It was once used by the "North Star," another well-known Mississippi ship, to tow log and lumber rafts.		[[Image:harriet.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Photo courtesy: Nelson Klavitter]]HARRIET. The first boat to pass through the locks at the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat used for steering rafts. It was once used by the "North Star," another well-known Mississippi ship, to tow log and lumber rafts.

	The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling sand and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.		The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling sand and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.

Randylyon at 20:22, 10 May 2020

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	The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling sand and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.		The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling sand and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.

			See: [[KIMBEL, Albert L.\|Albert L. KIMBEL]]

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Randylyon at 20:19, 10 May 2020

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	HARRIET. The first boat to pass through the locks at the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat used for steering rafts, It was once used by the "North Star," another well-known Mississippi ship, to tow log and lumber rafts.		[[Image:harriet.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Photo courtesy: Nelson Klavitter]]HARRIET. The first boat to pass through the locks at the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat used for steering rafts, It was once used by the "North Star," another well-known Mississippi ship, to tow log and lumber rafts.

	The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling sand and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.		The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling sand and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.

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Randylyon at 15:46, 2 March 2010

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	HARRIET. The first boat o pass through the locks at the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat used for steering rafts, It was once used by the "North Star," another well-known Mississippi ship, to ~~two~~ log and lumber rafts.		HARRIET. The first boat to pass through the locks at the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat used for steering rafts, It was once used by the "North Star," another well-known Mississippi ship, to tow log and lumber rafts.

	The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure ~~was~~ cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling ~~said~~ and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.		The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling sand and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.

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New page: HARRIET. The first boat o pass through the locks at the ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat us...

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HARRIET. The first boat o pass through the locks at the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Built in 1875 in Rock Island, Illinois, and christened the "Park Bluff," the vessel was a tow boat used for steering rafts, It was once used by the "North Star," another well-known Mississippi ship, to two log and lumber rafts.

The "Park Bluff" was purchased in 1906 by the Rock Island Sand and Gravel Company and renamed the "Harriet" in honor of the daughter of the company's owner. Although the steamer was rebuilt, the same engines were used. The tow was purchased by the Molo Company in 1921. An additional super-structure was cabin were added. The boat was used for hauling said and gravel up and down the Mississippi until the vessel was retired in 1950.

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