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The city, once America's busiest inland port, used to be the home port for the 82-year-old sternwheeler, which is shutting down because Congress has refused to grant another exemption from a federal safety law that bans overnight passengers on boats with a wooden superstructure.

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a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern

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The 82-year-old sternwheeler is scheduled to shut down because Congress has refused to grant another exemption from a federal law that bans more than 50 overnight passengers on boats that are largely made of wood. — coshoctontribune.com - Local News
Built in 1926, the boat is the last operational overnight steam-powered sternwheeler in the United States. — coshoctontribune.com - Local News
The e-mail address that you supply will only be used for identification. now I am just spit balling here, but if the state would have taken the money they paid for the sternwheeler and used it on roads instead maybe then they could have done more ..
Ambassador International Inc. is seeking someone to lease the sternwheeler Delta Queen. — The Marietta Times
Registration includes: escorted narrated trip aboard a deluxe motor coach, admission fees to museums, taxes & gratuities on included meals & lodgings, one lunch & one dinner, two nights lodging, two continental breakfasts and one dinner cruise on a sternwheeler. — Today's Tribune-Review