Can any one give me info on the Iron Clads?

[Susan Sweet]

CSS Neuse is in CSS Neuse State Historic Site on Highway 70 Business in Kinston North Carolina.

It was raised from the Neuse River in the 70's I believe . 1970's . It is in a covered shed with open sides. Fenced in . you can see the spot where the explosion was that sank it.

Old Santee Canal Park 900 Stony Landing Rd. in Moncks Corner South Carolina has a display and model of The David. a semi submersible topedo boat . There is a lifesize model on the grounds outside and a scale model so you can see the interior in the Exhibit center. The David was the first to use a torpedo on a Union Iron Clad , the USS New Ironsides.
Susan

[larry_cockerham]

Under certain weather conditions, downtown Cairo would be considered as canoe country. Once the home of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., (may still be, I don't know), this gracious city was envisioned as the metropolis of the midwest and railroads were built in various directions. Then came the water. No grow. A peek at the fema maps would have saved these boys much heartache.

[whitworth]

There were a number of shipbuilding concerns on the Ohio River in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Pittsburgh.
The strength of the Union along the Ohio River, eventually meant the fall of the southern states along the Mississippi River.

Here is some information. Your state libraries might have a better collection of books on steamboats, because of the proximity of the Ohio River/Mississippi River.


Howard Steamboat Museum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


The Howard Steamboat Museum is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across from Louisville, Kentucky. Based in the old Howard home, it features items related to steamboat history.

The home was built in 1890 by Edmonds J. Howard, who inherited the family shipyard from his father James Howard, who founded the Howard Ship Yards, both in what was then Port Fulton, Indiana. It cost $100,000 to build the 22-room, 3-floor structure. Still within the museum are chandeliers, carvings, arches and a grand staircase that reflect the wealth Edmonds Howard had. As the Howards prided themselves on their hulls, a large collection of the half-breadths are displayed on the property.

Over the course of ownership of the Howard Shipyards, 3,000 ships were launched in what to its day is the largest inland shipyard in the United States. The Howard Shipyard was eventually made into Jeffboat.

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The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

Inlands River Library
History of the Ohio-Mississippi River systems

"Among the earliest maps in the collection are river guides. Published between 1800 and 1870, these guides contain maps and navigational directions, plus they also provide descriptions of towns along the river."