Belfast and Eclipse

ID: 1254 ~ Source: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections ~ Date: 1850s

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New Albany-built steamers the Belfast and the Eclipse at dock. Ship captains sought to attract passengers with luxurious accommodations and promises of speedy travel.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collecitons

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New Albany Shipyards

By Ashley Slavey, Megan Simms, Wes Cunningham, Eric Brumfield, and Katy Morrison

From the mid-1820s to the Civil War, shipbuilding fueled New Albany’s economic growth. New Albany shipyards produced $12 million worth of rivercraft by 1860. Production began in 1819 and peaked in 1856, when New Albany builders produced twenty-two…