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Old 08-01-2005, 09:40 PM   #1
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...The ole Mississippi kind. What did they look like, how did they work?
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You could try http://theoldentimes.com/ms_river_news.html or google it.

I'd hazard some of the modern day ones are replicas or restored versions.
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Old 08-02-2005, 07:57 AM   #3
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i've actually been on one... our high school graduation trip included an overnight on the chesapeake on a restored original paddle-wheeler... you can email me, if you want info...

but you can probably get all you need with just a bit of googling...
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I imagine there's not a WHOLE lot to it, right? Just a boat that goes up and down a river.
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Old 08-03-2005, 07:07 AM   #5
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thing is, drz, it's more like a floating old-timey hotel and saloon, than a boat... little of the above-water structure is boat-like...
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