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Steamboat "The Dorothy T."

From the looks of her, this steamboat came along later, possibly the early 20th century. Steamboat travel lasted roughly a hundred years, 1830's to 1930's, on the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Altamaha rivers. Toward the end though, the traffic had decreased to a trickle.


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Alvin Leaphart 23-May-2009 15:19

When I was a boy in the early 50S I spent a lot of time on the Altamaha river and saw the Gulfmist many times traveling up and down the river sometime loaded with saw logs. I used to watch it being unladed at the McCann Lumber Company. It was finally abandoned and sunk near the railroad bridge.
Guest 05-Aug-2008 02:09
The name of the boat at doctortown is the Gulfmist it was also owned by Bill McCann.
If anyone has anymore pictures of any boats or the saw mill at doctortown please email me at
willmccann08@hotmail.com
Johnnie Wright 18-Aug-2006 16:32
The boat in the picture was bought by Bill McCann and was used to transport logs up and down the Altamaha River, to the Sawmill that was owned by McCann. It sank around 1957, If I remember correctly. I walked aound on it before it sank when I was very young.
S Jordan 20-Nov-2005 03:33
Anyone know the name and/or have any info on the paddlewheel steamboat near doctortown bridge(Jesup)?
I know it has a wheel/gear box from after 1928 (westinghouse/nuttal)
Bill Gerber 06-Nov-2005 20:56
Do you know of any records of a steam tow boat operating on a Georgia river in about 1820/23? I have fairly strong indications that a John Langdon Sullivan, of Boston MA, took such a boat to Georgia at ablut that time, set up some sort of operation (freighting company or towing company) and then sold it off. I'd like to learn more about where this boat may have operated, how long it operated, and how it was configured. (Probability would suggest the Savannah River, but that's a guess.)