Potosi (Ferry, 1905-ca. 1915)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Ferry
• BUILT: 1893 at Dubuque, Iowa
• FORMERLY: Teal
• BECAME: St. Charles
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold to St. Charles, Missouri and renamed circa 1915
• OWNERS: Potosi Brewing Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain George Krubb (master)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 4562; She was rebuilt and renamed Potosi in 1905 after being purchased by the Potosi Brewing Company of Potosi, Wisconsin. They used the ferry to transport beer across the Mississippi River. She could carry 25 teams with loads on the lower deck and 200 passengers on the upper deck. She'd leave in the morning and return in the evening by way of the Potosi canal
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Docked at the ferry landing with teams of horses on the lower deck and passengers on upper and lower decks