Shousetown Boatyard
Founder, Peter Shouse, built "Kentuckian," its first steamboat, in 1829. Sold 1837 to E. & N. Porter. By 1866 over 80 steamboats had been launched. The last was the 1727-ton "Great Republic," famed on the Mississippi River for its size and elegance.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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