Steamboats on the Ohio River

Steamboats on the Ohio River

Steamboats

Ohio River -- Pictorial works

Louisville, Jeffersonville, and New Albany’s strategic locations at the Falls of the Ohio River destined them to become intertwined with the steamboat industry and for it to become an important part of their economies and growth during the age of the steamboat. Through steamboats and river travel, people, freight, ideas, and news traveled faster and the region was linked to national networks of commerce, communication, migration, and popular culture. By 1830 Louisville had surpassed Lexington as the commonwealth’s largest community. During the peak years after 1840, New Albany was second only to Pittsburgh in steamboat production and became Indiana’s largest town by 1850. In 1860 Louisville was ranked 12th among the nation’s cities. This gallery features photographs, prints, and paintings from The Filson’s collection.

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