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May 7, 2021 By Frank McCormack When the mv. Rivers Wilson arrived at Master Marine in Bayou La Batre, Ala., in August of last year, the towboat already had a long history to its name, or in this case, names. The twin-screw towboat, owned since 2017 by Rock Ridge Investments, was built in 1958 by Nashville Bridge Company. St. Louis-based Inland Oil & Transport Company named the vessel the Lady Rose-Mary and owned it for about 37 years. The vessel was sold to Memco Barge Line in 1995 and renamed the mv. Paula K. Harelson. Three years later, Johnson Towing Corporation bought and renamed it the mv. Sarah Nicole. ....
Nashville s oldest enclosed shopping center The Nashville Arcade opened in splendor in 1903 as the city s first enclosed shopping center, decorated with flags, bunting and Japanese lanterns, according to a 1956 article in The Tennessean. Folks came from miles around to parade and rubber-neck, to receive free souvenirs many stores offered, the article states. The project was developed by Daniel C. Buntin, a local businessman, designed by local architecture firm Thompson, Gibel and Asmus and built by the Edgefield and Nashville Manufacturing Company. Enclosed shopping centers were gaining popularity in northern cities, and Nashville was experiencing a boom in development, innovation and creativity, according to Davidson County Historian Carole Bucy. Wholesale and retail stores on 2nd Ave. began to shift Nashville s retail center away from the public square, and the Nashville Arcade cemented that trend. ....
Kirby Operating New Mv. Ron Nokes - The Waterways Journal waterwaysjournal.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from waterwaysjournal.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
February 12, 2021 By Capt. David Smith In 1923 the Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., launched a vessel that was a “first.” It was the sternwheel towboat Harvey, built for T.L. Herbert & Son. The boat was 93 by 26.8 feet with a hull depth of 4.3 feet. It had a steel hull with a cabin built entirely of wood. The Harvey’s immediate claim to fame was the means of power. According to Capt. Fred Way in the 1951 edition of the Inland River Record, the boat had the first installation of fully diesel engines on the inland rivers. These were Worthington engines developing a total of 240 hp. They were connected to twin sternwheels turned by gears. ....