Dixie (sternwheeler)
DIXIE (sternwheeler) | |
Dixie at Webster Lake, January 2013 | |
| Location | 400 Blk. of S. Dixie Dr., North Webster, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°19′23″N 85°41′35″W / 41.32306°N 85.69306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928-1929 |
| Built by | Barbour Metal Boat Works, St. Louis, MO; Breeck, Joseph |
| Architectural style | Stern wheel ship |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000757[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 2009 |
Dixie, also known as New Dixie, is a historic sternwheeler located on Webster Lake at North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was built in 1928–1929, and is a steel-hulled, diesel-electric powered passenger ship. She was modified substantially in 1950.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dixie (ship, 1929).
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kosciusko County, Indiana
- Moro Bay ferry: Arkansas ship also made by the Barbour Metal Boat Works
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Marsha Streby; Tom Plew; Dave Tranter; Paul Diebold (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dixie" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.