Ste. Genevieve (Ferry, 1922-1961)

Date

• December 6, 1922

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sidewheel
• BOAT TYPE: Railroad transfer ferry
• BUILT: 1922 at Charleston, West Virginia
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Dismantled in 1961
• OWNERS: Missouri-Illinois Railroad Company
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 4969; She had a ten man crew and could carry up to 18 railroad cars. She operated between Ste. Genevieve, Missouri and Kellogg, Illinois. On April 6, 1944 the tow of the Walter P. Dolle struck her starboard wheel at the Little Rock landing on the Missouri shore. Traffic was rerouted via St. Louis until repairs were made. She was dismantled in 1961. Other sources say she was converted into an unpowered barge after 1961 and used to transfer freight cars between Natchez, Mississippi and Vandalia, Louisiana until 1982
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Near the Charles Ward Engineering Works at Charleston, West Virginia in December 1922