Steamboat Hope
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The Steamboat Hope was built in New Albany in 1877. It served as a towboat, packet, and ferry.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection
This file appears in: Lytle's Ferry
Lytle's Ferry
Ferries played a crucial role in moving people and goods across the Ohio River throughout much of New Albany’s history. Although the river could be crossed on foot at the Falls of the Ohio during period of drought or solid ice, ferries were needed…