Arkansas Postcard Past: Camden, circa 1915

June 14, 2024 at 1:35 a.m.

by Ray Hanley

Camden, circa 1915: One of best-known sternwheeler boats, America, was launched in 1898. It was 200 feet in length and built at a cost of $30,000. For many years the boat hauled cotton on the Ouachita River down to New Orleans. By the early 1920s it hauled some automobiles and even a load of “near beer” from St. Louis for Anheuser-Busch during prohibition. Send questions or comments to Arkansas Postcard Past, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR 72203
Camden, circa 1915: One of best-known sternwheeler boats, America, was launched in 1898. It was 200 feet in length and built at a cost of $30,000. For many years the boat hauled cotton on the Ouachita River down to New Orleans. By the early 1920s it hauled some automobiles and even a load of “near beer” from St. Louis for Anheuser-Busch during prohibition. Send questions or comments to Arkansas Postcard Past, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR 72203


Camden, circa 1915: One of best-known sternwheeler boats, America, was launched in 1898. It was 200 feet in length and built at a cost of $30,000. For many years the boat hauled cotton on the Ouachita River down to New Orleans. By the early 1920s it hauled some automobiles and even a load of "near beer" from St. Louis for Anheuser-Busch during prohibition.

Send questions or comments to Arkansas Postcard Past, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR 72203


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