Hogsheads

ID: 2087
This file appears in: Captain Samuel Sanders
Hogsheads

Steamboats were used to transport all types of agricultural products. Here hogsheads of tobacco are loaded on a Kentucky River steamboat in the early 20th century. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Captain Samuel Sanders

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #2265 in Owen County notes the historical significance of steamboat captain Samuel Sanders, who plied the waters of the Kentucky River for many years. Today, it is difficult to believe that steamboats once appeared in great…