Dixie (sternwheeler)

DIXIE (sternwheeler)

Dixie at Webster Lake, January 2013
Location 400 Blk. of S. Dixie Dr., North Webster, Indiana
Coordinates 41°19′23″N 85°41′35″W / 41.32306°N 85.69306°W / 41.32306; -85.69306Coordinates: 41°19′23″N 85°41′35″W / 41.32306°N 85.69306°W / 41.32306; -85.69306
Area less than one acre
Built 1928 (1928)-1929
Built by Barbour Metal Boat Works; Breeck, Joseph
Architectural style Stern wheel ship
NRHP Reference # 09000757[1]
Added to NRHP September 24, 2009

Dixie, also known as New Dixie, is a historic sternwheeler located on Webster Lake at North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was built in 1928-1929, and is a steel-hulled, diesel-electric powered passenger ship. She was modified substantially in 1950.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Marsha Streby, Tom Plew, Dave Tranter, and Paul Diebold (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dixie" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.