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Sunset on the Tennessee River

Sunset on the Tennessee River

Sunset on the Tennessee River. #shantyboat — at The Old Railroad Bridge
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Robert Francil, 4th generation fisherman →

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The Story in Pictures

  • Old photo of the shantyboat on the Tennessee River
  • Benzy and Hazel in Waterford NY
  • Jeremiah and the ordered chaos of the shantyboat mid-journey
  • I made it home safe and sound to the hills above Santa Cruz
  • Hagan, who is 5, was very taken with the shantyboat

The Story in Words

  • The “Mad” Ohio: the Great Ohio River Flood of 1937
    The greatest natural disaster in Tri-State history happened in January-February 1937 when the river rose to 79.9 feet and floodwaters […]
  • Flatboatmen of the Frontier 1941 Ohio River Valley Documentary [VIDEO]
    Enjoy this charming (and educational) 1941 documentary covers the process of producing wooden flatboats for use on the Ohio River […]
  • River Tramps: The Strange Floating Population Found on the Ohio
    Where shantyboat history has been hard to come by on the four other rivers we've visited, on the Ohio River, one need only Google for shantyboat and the name of any town along the five states that front the river. […]
  • Searching for Living Native History in the Ohio River Valley
    I've been going crazy all evening looking for native people in the Ohio River Valley. […]
  • Remembering Tom Holman creator of Bomfire Pizza in Sabula, Iowa
    There simply is not enough that can be said about Tom Holman who helped preserve river culture and build community along the banks of a small town on the Mississippi River. […]

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