Onega (Packet, 1891-1921?)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: 1891 at Knoxville, Tennessee
• FINAL DISPOSITION: A flood lifted her off a marine ways and wrecked her
• OWNERS: D.M. Rose and others
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Jacob L. Dykes
• RIVERS: Tennessee River; Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 4309; Natives of the region pronounced Onega like "Ol' Nigga" and occasionally she was referred to as "Ol' Nigger" in public print. On one occasion she carried Admiral Dewey from Knoxville to Concord.
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: At shore with passengers on decks