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The Stalwart Sternwheeler Falls City
| 题名： | The Stalwart Sternwheeler Falls City |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | KEITH NORRINGTON |
| 摘要： | Recent acquisitions to the writers collection of regional river memorabilia are a post card and freight bill from the steamer Falls City. Built in 1898 at Cincinnati for the Kentucky River Packet & Towboat Company, the boat ran between Louisville, Frankfort, High Bridge and Valley View. After departing Louisville, a typical trip to Frankfort, with stops at various landings, took a day and a half, with an additional day to reach Valley View. The wooden hull measured 132 feet in length by 32.6 feet in width. The guards actually made the main deck 36 feet wide, which, with the addition of the wooden fenders hanging from the bulkheads, allowed for precious little maneuvering room in the small Kentucky River lock chambers. Two coal-burning boilers supplied the steam for the engines, which had 12-inch cylinders with a 4.5-foot stroke. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 135 |
| 期： | 21 |
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