Sunny South (Showboat, 1905-1918)

Summary

• BOAT TYPE: Showboat
• BUILT: 1905 at Parkersburg, West Virginia by the Pope Deck Company
• BECAME: Hippodrome (1911-circa 1917)
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Crushed by ice on the Monongahela River in February 1918
• OWNERS: W.R. Markle (1905-1911); John Foltz (circa 1917-1918)
• RIVERS: Monongahela River; Mississippi River; Ohio River; Illinois River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Built for W.R. Markle. Also known as the New Sunny South. Seated 1200. In 1911 she was sold to Coleman and Menke and renamed Hippodrome. Her name was changed back to Sunny South by owner John Foltz, sometime before she sank. She was towed by the Conquest and by the W.R. Markle
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Docked. People can be seen on both decks