Monthly Archives: April 2013

Early history of James Lee Sr founder of the Lee Line by William Tippitt

    Page 1 James Lee Born 1808 died 1889      Captain James ‘Sunrise Jim’ was eldest of 12 children born to John and Sara Lee in Dickerson County, Tennessee on December 15, 1808; all of these children were given … Continue reading

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History of Anchor and Lee Line by William Tippitt

This page was copied from the microfilm version of William Tippitt’s History of the Anchor and Lee Line on file at the Tennessee State Library, Nashville Tennessee.   While at the library recently, we ordered digital copies of this 2 roll … Continue reading

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Lee Line Wharfboat St. Louis Mo.

The steamer in the center is the REES LEE, formerly the SS BROWN.  This card like the card of the sunken GEORGIA LEE below is one that I had not seen before.  There are several different postcards of the St. … Continue reading

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GEORGIA LEE sunk Paducah Kentucky

This great postcard turned up on Ebay recently, it was postmarked June 29, 1909.   In May 1909, she broke free from the chains used to pull her out for repairs and made a run for the river as Way’s Packet Directory describes … Continue reading

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