Amy Hewes (Towboat, 1903-1949)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1903 in Franklin, Louisiana
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Retired in 1949
• OWNERS: Jeanerette Lumber Company; Planters Lumber; Joseph A. Provost Lumber Company (1941); May Brothers (1942)
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Dolph Cassidy (master, 1903-?); Captain John McCarty (master, 1920s)
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T0127; A fine little towboat with pilothouse on the roof
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Photo of postcard with caption, A shallow-water boat of the Bayou Teche