Eleonore (Towboat/packet, 1902-1916)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: Beardstown, Illinois, 1902
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Capsized, June, 1916, 20 miles above Memphis
• OWNERS: Lee Line
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T0702; Eleanore burned at Memphis, September, 1911. In June, 1916, while running the Memphis-Ashport trade, she capsized 20 miles above Memphis drowning several passengers and her purser
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Eleonore at dock