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Capt. Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley And The Avalon - The Waterways Journal

The river community was saddened recently to learn of the passing of Capt. Clarke C. “Doc” Hawley at age 87. ....

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The Old Boat Column Through The Years - The Waterways Journal

Capt. David Smith takes over the Old Boat column this week; his first piece offers a look back at the column’s previous authors. ....

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The Silver Moon - The Waterways Journal

The steamer Silver Moon was designed and built specifically to fit into the short locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal. ....

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The Sidewheeler Silver Moon - The Waterways Journal

May 3, 2021
By Keith Norrington
The steamer Silver Moon was notably a unique vessel. The boat was designed and built specifically to fit into the short locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal.
Constructed in 1859 at Cincinnati, the wooden hull measured 184 feet in length by 39 feet in width, with a depth of 7.5 feet. Three boilers supplied steam to engines having 22-inch cylinders with an 8-foot stroke. The paddlewheels were 26 feet in diameter with bucket planks 11 feet in length.
The riverboat was owned by the Cincinnati & Memphis Packet Company, of which Capt. James Bugher was superintendent; his brother, Capt. John Bugher, was master of the Silver Moon. Another sibling, Capt. A.H. Bugher, was in command of the packet Glendale, owned by the same line. ....

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