Research Guides
Printable Guides to Researching Inland Water Ways
The Navigator, The Western Pilot and Conclin’s New River Guide (.rtf)
Vessels at St. Louis – 1810’s – 1850’s, First Newspaper Citation
Alphabetical Listing (.rtf)
Chronological Listing (.rtf)
Newspapers Listed Chronologically Searched (.rtf)
Newspapers Listed Alphabetically Searched (.rtf)
Inland Water Ways Research Links
Steamboats.org: Steamboat information resource, that includes a glossary of steamboat terms, interactive steamboat model, books and message board
American Memory from the Library of Congress - access to historical images, maps, newspapers, periodicals, sheet music, narratives of early travel, and steamboat photographs.
The Waterways Journal is a weekly trade publication covering news of the inland rivers and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Please see printable research guides for further resources.