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ROBERT E. LEE model
ship
Robert E.
Lee, nicknamed the "Monarch of the Mississippi," was a
steamboat built in New Albany, Indiana, in 1866. The
285.5 ft long steamboat has sixty one staterooms in the
main cabin. The cabin and outfit of the great southern
steamer surpasses that of any boat that has yet graced
the trade, and her accommodations are on the same scale
of grandeur and magnificence.
Robert E.
Lee's cabin was full of rich garniture and splendid
furniture, dazzling chandeliers, arched and fretted
ceilings, etched with gold, stained glass skylights,
immense mirrors, rosewood state room doors. All combined
to make it bear an appearance of Oriental luxury and
splendor seldom conceived. The main cabin carpet is a
single piece 17 feet wide and upwards of 225 feet in
length. The riverboat Robert E. Lee had 20 extension
dining tables in the main cabin, each to accommodate
twelve guests; thus seating 240 for dinner with plenty
of room for extra side tables. She also had two immense
baggage rooms to obviate the necessary of carrying
baggage in the cabins. Never before seen floating the
wild waters of the so-called semi-barbarian western
world.
The Robert
E. Lee steamboat gained her greatest fame for racing and
beating the current speed record holder, Natchez,
in an 1870 race.
Shortly after the
most celebrated Natchez broke a quarter-century-old record between New Orleans
and St. Louis, the two vessels were prepared in New
Orleans for a historic race on June 30, 1870. The race
was from New Orleans to St. Louis, Missouri, a distance
of 1,154 miles.
John W.
Cannon, the captain of the riverboat Robert E. Lee,
ensured victory by removing excess weight, carrying only
a few passengers, and using prearranged barges to
increase the speed of refueling. Robert E. Lee arrived
first, in 3 days, 18 hours and 14 minutes. Natchez
finished the race several hours later, but had been
delayed by fog for six hours, and had numerous
passengers to weigh it down.
Newspapers of the day reckoned that millions of dollars
were wagered on the outcome of the race which attracted
international attention. Along the way Robert E. Lee also broke
records from New Orleans to Vicksburg, and to Cairo. The
trophy awarded was a huge set of golden elk antlers,
which are now on display at the Old Courthouse Museum in
Vicksburg.
Robert E. Lee steamboat ran until 1876, proving herself very profitable for
her owner with over 5,000 bales of cotton on her regular
runs from Vicksburg to New Orleans. After her
dismantlement, her hull became a beautiful wharf boat in
Memphis, Tennessee for many years later.
This primarily wood Robert
E. Lee ship model is
38"L x 11"W x 17" T
$3,590
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Learn more about the Robert E. Lee
ship
here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee_(steamboat)
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