The first J.M. White
The second J.M. White
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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.
The new steamer was 325 feet long with an almost fifty foot beam. Although
it was not the largest or most expensive steamboat to build, 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.