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31/10/2011 9:31 pm
Several weeks ago the Great American Steamboat Co. had pictures on their AMERICAN QUEEN blog of putting the cupola back on top of the pilothouse, thus making it look much taller. There were several old steamboats with very tall pilothouses, but can any of them top this one?
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31/10/2011 9:33 pm
The truth
Ok, so that isn't a domed pilothouse - the GORDON C. GREENE is docked in Charleston W.bg VA. with the dome of the state capitol lined up behind it.
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31/10/2011 9:49 pm
Some actual domed pilothouses
Here are 3 boats whose pilothouses actually had domes:
1) the G.B. KNAPP
2) the GREAT REPUBLIC
3) the PHIL SHERIDAN
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31/10/2011 9:57 pm
A couple more...
Here's one you don't see everywhere:
1)the PEOPLE'S FERRY port of Burlington Iowa. Her 'dome' is similar to that of the Streckfus Steamers' WASHINGTON.
2) and my favorite dome - the CAPITOL. Many of Streckfus' boats had domes. I'll post more pix later, time to meet a friend at a pizza parlor now!
31/10/2011 10:56 pm
Judy: Sigh! Mebbe they'll lose their way too! Cap'n Walnut
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01/11/2011 1:44 am
Continuing with the Streckfus domes:
1) the original JS
2) the JS DELUXE
3) the SIDNEY
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01/11/2011 1:55 am
Dome sweet dome.
1) the WASHINGTON - it wasn't really a dome, just the outline
2) the ferry DAVENPORT - the boat on the right. The other is the ROCK ISLAND. The steeple to the left of the picture was on the railroad station on 20 St., the Burlington I believe.
3) the W J QUINLAN, which was the old DAVENPORT rebuilt
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01/11/2011 2:01 am
In conclusion...
Of course, our very own BELLE!!!
