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]

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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.


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