James Fisk Jr. (Towboat/Packet, 1870-1885/1886?)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat/Packet
• BUILT: Ironton, Ohio, 1870
• OWNERS: Captain W. P. Ripley (1870); Fowler, Lee and Company, Paducah, Kentucky (January 1871); Musser Lumber Company, Muscatine, Iowa
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Joe Fowler (master); Captain Thomas H. Dolson (master, 1882)
• RIVERS: Ohio River; Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2923, T1324; Built for Captain Ripley, sold to Fowler, Lee and Company for the Paducah-Cairo trade to replace Armada; she ran there until the Gus Fowler was built in 1879. Inspected as a towboat at Le Claire, Iowa 1882, her name was listed as J. Fisk, Jr. In 1885 home port was Muscatine, Iowa; replaced by the Musser in 1886; off the list by June 30, 1886