King of the Mississippi
With the invention of the steam engine not long after came the river boats with their giant paddle wheels that could travel against the current. This authentic Mississippi Paddlewheel Steamboat reminds us of the days of Mark Twain's famous Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Mississippi riverboats were jacks-of-all-trades. They carried cotton and inland trade, towed barges and ferried railroad trains accross rivers.
See slides below of the building of this Boat...
See slides below of the building of this Boat...