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Sources Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1994

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Way's Steam Towboat Directory addendum

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Sources Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1994

All historical data from Way's Packet Directory, 1848–1994, including passenger and freight steamers, ferries, etc.

Way's Steam Towboat Directory

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Way's Packet Directory addendum

Additional vessels not included in Way's Packet Directory, compiled exclusively for FRED.

Way's Steam Towboat Directory addendum

Additional vessels not included in Way's Steam Towboat Directory, compiled exclusively for FRED.

Western Rivers-style addendum

Additional Western Rivers-style steamboats operating outside the Mississippi River system, compiled exclusively for FRED.

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Sources Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1994

All historical data from Way's Packet Directory, 1848–1994, including passenger and freight steamers, ferries, etc.

Way's Steam Towboat Directory

All historical data from Way's Steam Towboat Directory.

Way's Packet Directory addendum

Additional vessels not included in Way's Packet Directory, compiled exclusively for FRED.

Way's Steam Towboat Directory addendum

Additional vessels not included in Way's Steam Towboat Directory, compiled exclusively for FRED.

Western Rivers-style addendum

Additional Western Rivers-style steamboats operating outside the Mississippi River system, compiled exclusively for FRED.

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Sources Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1994

All historical data from Way's Packet Directory, 1848–1994, including passenger and freight steamers, ferries, etc.

Way's Steam Towboat Directory

All historical data from Way's Steam Towboat Directory.

Way's Packet Directory addendum

Additional vessels not included in Way's Packet Directory, compiled exclusively for FRED.

Way's Steam Towboat Directory addendum

Additional vessels not included in Way's Steam Towboat Directory, compiled exclusively for FRED.

Western Rivers-style addendum

Additional Western Rivers-style steamboats operating outside the Mississippi River system, compiled exclusively for FRED.

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Organization details

McRiverguy Industries
Type:	excursion boat operator
Location:	Dubuque, Iowa
Dates:	1912–1942
People:	Capt. Floaty Z. McRiverguy Jr., owner, 1912-01-18 to 1942. Founder, president, and inaugural popcorn popper.
Events:	1942-10-02: Col. Yell (1234), 2 miles below Dubuque, Iowa. A tear in the fabric of spacetime swallowed the boat whole. The company couldn't continue with this loss and soon folded.
Comments:	Had a good thirty years in the business. Never had a passenger incident of any kind (until the end). Popcorn - like the crew themselves - was good and salty.

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