Date: | Wednesday, August 27, 2003 |
Today's Route: | Columbus Marina, Columbus, MS to Demopolis Yacht Basin, Demopolis, AL |
Today's Mileage: | 119 |
Total Mileage: | 1082 |
Hours for the day: 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM | 11 Hours |
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John C. Stennis Lock & Dam formerly known as Columbus Lock & Dam, Columbus, MS. 30' Lift. In at 9:00 AM out at 9:20 AM. | This is the old Snag Barge "MONTGTOMERY," which would go up and down the rivers picking up logs and other debris. This vessel has been replaced by a newer snag barge is is now open as a museum at the Tom Bevill Visitor Center, Tom Bevill Lock & Dam, Carrollton, AL. |
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U.S. Snagboat "MONTGOMERY,"
circa 1926, is permanently docked beside the Visitor Center at the Tom
Bevill Lock & Dam. This restored sternwheel steamboat is lissted
on the National Register of Historic Places and contains exhibits about
the boat's operation and history. |
Tom Bevill Lock & Dam, Carrollton, AL. |