George Rogers Clark (Ferry, 1916-1929)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Recessed sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Ferry
• BUILT: 1870 at Metropolis, Illinois as the Dr. Frederick Hill
• FORMERLY: Dr. Frederick Hill; renamed in 1916
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Ferry operations ended with the opening of the Louisville Highway bridge in 1929
• OWNERS: Louisville-Jeffersonville Ferry Service
• RIVERS: Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2306; Recessed wheel sternwheel ferry operating between Louisville and Jeffersonville, 1916-circa 1929