Steamboat Natchez

ID: 1154 ~ Source: Courtesy New Albany-Floyd County Public Library

This file appears in: Robert E. Lee Steamboat

Like the Robert E. Lee, the Natchez was one of the largest and best-appointed steamships of the mid-nineteenth century.

This file appears in: Robert E. Lee Steamboat

Robert E. Lee Steamboat

By Ashley Slavey, Megan Simms, Wes Cunningham, Eric Brumfield & Katy Morrison

The Robert E. Lee is among the best-known steamboats built in New Albany. Completed in 1866 for Captain John W. Cannon, the Robert E. Lee cost $230,000 and was designed to be the fastest and most luxurious steamboat on the western rivers. Its…