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Built in 1891 at Evansville, the sternwheel packet Royal quickly became one of the most familiar boats on the Ohio River, serving the busy Evansville-Henderson trade. Designed by…
The Steamer John S. Hopkins was a big part of Henderson’s social scene in the years before World War I, and had been a regular visitor since 1880….