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“The Museum”
Hear from Hansford Bayton, an African-American steamboat owner, entrepreneur, and civic leader. He’ll tell you how he navigated Jim Crow laws to run a successful fleet of steamers—until arson literally sent his business up in flames. Meet young Walther Fidler who recounts a risky adventure. He and his friends sold their morning fish catch and sneaked onboard a docked steamer. Their objective? The casino—where they gleefully played the slot machines. Turn the wheel in the restored Potomac pilothouse and ring the engine bell. You can almost hear the exchange between the captain and crew about getting underway to their next destination! And don’t miss our museum shop – it’s as unique as our stories.
This museum is an incredible excursion to include on your trip to Irvington. You could go several times and not fully see everything there is to see here! You might be thinking, "Elle, I have ZERO... Read more
I took my 4 and 6.5 year old to the kids program which they run on Friday mornings in the summer and had a wonderful time. The many guides were lovely and met each kid at their level, managing to... Read more
This site says it's open on Thursday's drove down to it and it is closed up tighter than a drum. Sign says open Fri-Sun Read more
Steam Boat Museum
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- Thu - Sat: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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