Passenger Steamboats on the Ouachita

I found this in the December 29, 1859 Monroe Register. It shows the passenger schedule for steamboats traveling up and down the Ouachita River. This was just about the only way to get to New Orleans from Monroe at the time. On the R.W. McRae, you could leave Monroe at 5 pm on Tuesday and arrive in New Orleans on Friday!

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