The Steamer Admiral

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, History, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Americas, United States
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Author: Annie Amantea Blum ISBN: 9781439659953
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: March 27, 2017
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Annie Amantea Blum
ISBN: 9781439659953
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: March 27, 2017
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

John Streckfus began his small Acme Company in 1889 with one wooden packet boat, the steamer Verne Swain, out of Rock Island, Illinois, carrying people and goods on the Mississippi River. His business grew, but each year brought competition from the growing railroads. He decided that excursion boats were the only way to compete. He built the steamer J.S. in 1901 and "tramped" her from town to town offering excursions and dance cruises. By 1910, the company comprised four boats and an office in St. Louis and offered excursion cruises on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The flagship, the steamer Admiral, was far above the others. She provided excursions, fun, and memories for almost 40 years.

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John Streckfus began his small Acme Company in 1889 with one wooden packet boat, the steamer Verne Swain, out of Rock Island, Illinois, carrying people and goods on the Mississippi River. His business grew, but each year brought competition from the growing railroads. He decided that excursion boats were the only way to compete. He built the steamer J.S. in 1901 and "tramped" her from town to town offering excursions and dance cruises. By 1910, the company comprised four boats and an office in St. Louis and offered excursion cruises on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The flagship, the steamer Admiral, was far above the others. She provided excursions, fun, and memories for almost 40 years.

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