sternwheeler
Rear-paddled riverboat
A sternwheeler is a steamboat propelled by a large paddle wheel mounted at the stern rather than on the sides.
These vessels were common on American rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi, where their shallow draft allowed navigation in waters too shallow for other boats: The sternwheeler rounded the bend, its wheel churning the muddy water.
Engine-powered watercraft
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
- pilothouseEnclosed ship steering station
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
chimney · deckhand · captain · pilot · helm · rudder · gangplank · mooring
- VictorianOf a prim era
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- Gold RushHistoric prospector migration
- frontierEdge of settlement
westward expansion · pioneers · settlers · fur trade · trading post · showboat · riverboat gambling · packet boat
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
Sacramento · tributary · confluence · channel · meander · bank · current · sandbar
steamboat
Engine-powered watercraft
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
- pilothouseEnclosed ship steering station
- boilerWater-heating vessel
smokestack · chimney · deckhand · captain · pilot · helm · rudder · gangplank · mooring · towboat
Mark Twain
- VictorianOf a prim era
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- Gold RushHistoric prospector migration
frontier · westward expansion · pioneers · settlers · fur trade · trading post · showboat · riverboat gambling · packet boat · Natchez
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
Yukon · Sacramento · tributary · confluence · channel · meander · bank · current · sandbar · snag
cargo
Transported goods
grain · passenger · trade · transport · shipping · barge · tow · supply · goods · merchant
blades
Sharp flat cutting parts
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- churnAgitate cream into butter
splash · revolve · rotate · spin · thrust · wake · draft · waterwheel
- boat toursboat tour, river cruise, boat cruise, river cruises, harbor tour
- steamboatssteamboat, riverboat, paddleboat, paddle steamer, sidewheeler
- steamshipssteamship, steamboat, paddle steamer, paddleboat, sidewheeler