Louisville
This file appears in: Louisville’s Steamboat Era
The Portland Canal is shown on the west side of Louisville in this 1852 map of the city. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Louisville’s Steamboat Era
Louisville’s Steamboat Era
Historical Marker #1681 in Louisville remembers that city's close association with the time when steamboats ruled the Ohio River.
Louisville's location at the Falls of the Ohio River made it a prime port location for early steamboat…