DaveBrt
1st Lieutenant
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2010
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Recently, someone (Mark?) mentioned that there seemed to be several Eras. I just ran across an early 1861 advertisement for the Red River Packet Co. that listed their vessels as: Grand Era and Era 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Grand Era ran from Shreveport to New Orleans and was listed as a "Lightening Express Packet." The other boats connected with Grand Era at Shreveport and then went up the shallower rivers -- Era 4 and 7 up the Red River, Era 5 to points above the raft as far as Fulton, and Era 6 to Jefferson and the lakes.
NEW Era is not mentioned, but there seem to be Eras around every bend.
Grand Era ran from Shreveport to New Orleans and was listed as a "Lightening Express Packet." The other boats connected with Grand Era at Shreveport and then went up the shallower rivers -- Era 4 and 7 up the Red River, Era 5 to points above the raft as far as Fulton, and Era 6 to Jefferson and the lakes.
NEW Era is not mentioned, but there seem to be Eras around every bend.
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