The Rise and Fall of River and Rail transportation in Madison, Indiana.

Boats & Captains

The boats and the captains who piloted them

River to Rail has thus far has addressed the big picture, but the individual boats and the captains who piloted them have wonderful stories of their own…



Articles in Boats & Captains

Boats

  1. Nannie Byers: An ill-fated Madison boat
  2. Mattie Cook
  3. Maggie Harper
  4. Louis A. Sherley
  5. Effie Deans: Civil War riverboat
  6. Caroline
  7. Tom Jasper
  8. Centennial
  9. The steamer Richmond
  10. Virgie Lee and Julia No. 2
  11. Calument: The Saga of a Sad and Stubborn Lady
  12. The ferry Trimble
  13. Bald Eagle: The Irene Dunne Connection
  14. City of Madison: A Matter of Pride
  15. The City of Madison of 1854?
  16. The Mittie Stephens: U.S. Navy transport

Captains

  1. Capt. David White of the Old Enterprise
  2. Capt. William H. Keyt of the Nanny Byers
  3. Captain William C. Lepper Jr.