Ship building put New Albany on the map

Part III of IV 2000 Progress: "They've Been Our Neighbor". The first boat built in New Albany was called the Ohio in 1817 while the St. Louis was the last boat constructed here ... see page 15: Boats constructed in New Albany from 1817-1881. The steam ferries were run by Capt. Frank McHarry & Capt. Moses Irwin