Sunday, October 10, 2010

Seafaring Sunday: The First Of Its Kind

October 7, 1816: The first double decker steamboat, christened Washington, arrives in New Orleans after her maiden voyage on the Mississippi.

2 comments:

Timmy! said...

Ahoy, Pauline! Washington seems a fitting name for the first one, Pirate Queen.

Pauline said...

Ahoy, Timmy! I thought so too!