1903 – Steamboat Grand

1903 – Steamboat Grand

The steamboat Grand docks at either Jacksonport or Newport about 1903.  It seems to be coming upriver since the deck is loaded with boxes and buckets instead of bales of cotton.  The containers are most likely filled with salt, sugar, coffee, and even oysters, and the...
1890’s – Steamboat Rex

1890’s – Steamboat Rex

The steamboat trade was vital to inland towns like Newport and the surrounding countryside.  Steamers from Newport had clear passage to New Orleans, Memphis and even St. Louis via the White and Mississippi Rivers, which provided ready markets for cotton and timber...