The J.M. White
The final J.M. White was, like the famous Rob't E. Lee
and Natchez, a ship built to be glamorous. No expense was
spared and the new boat was to be the fastest on the Mississippi.
On September 15th, 1877, construction began at the Howard Shipyards in
Jeffersonville, Indiana.
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The Second J.M. White. |
The new steamer was 325 feet long with an almost fifty foot beam.
Although it was not the largest or most expensive steamboat built, it was
an impressive sight. Captain John W. Tobin built the final J.M.
White, using money from his success as the owner of sixty-three packets
that carried cargo on the Mississippi.