Huntsville (Towboat, 1893-1903)

Date

• 1895

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1893, Jeffersonville, Indiana by Howard Ship Yards
• BECAME: Parts used in second boat of same name
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Worn out and dismantled, 1903
• RIVERS: Tennessee River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1142; The Huntsville was a transfer towboat which had a double track to transfer/ferry trains over the Tennessee River. She was employed in the service of the N.C. & St. L Railroad. Original price, $15,000
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Left to right: R.C. Gunter (packet), Huntsville, and Hattie McDaniel; at Guntersville, AL landing in 1895. They are loading N.C. & St. L. Railroad cars.