The Dixie

The Dixie (HM1E2T)

Location: North Webster, IN 46555 Kosciusko County
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N 41° 19.371', W 85° 41.605'

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Indiana's Oldest Sternwheel Paddle Boat

LENGTH: 76', WIDTH: 17.5', DISPLACEMENT: 35 tons, DRAFT: 14-22"

Built by Captain Joseph Breeck and launched in 1929
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Sept. 24, 2009

UNITED STATES DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
INDIANA DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY

This tour boat is a steel-hulled, sternwheel powered vessel. In its early years, the boat served as a floating grocery store, blacksmith shop and mail carrier for residents around the 585-acre Webster Lake. Since its original launching, the Dixie has become a major tourist attraction in northern Indiana and a symbol of the community of North Webster.

The preservation and restoration of this historic vessel is an ongoing project funded by donations and grants under the direction of the not-for-profit Dixie Sternwheeler, Inc.

This historical marker donated in memory of Harriett Durzinsky

(Lower Tablet)
History of Dixie Ownership
1929 - 1939???Joe Breeck
1939 - 1949???Jay Knapp
1949 - 1959???Earl Ungeright
1959 - 1980???Ernest "Tag" Huffman
1980 - 1987???Walter Nellessen
1987 - 1994???Greg Van Pelt
1994 - 2008???Dan & Bo Thystrup
2008 - Dixie Sternwheeler, Inc.
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HM NumberHM1E2T
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 12:30am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 609348 N 4575420
Decimal Degrees41.32285000, -85.69341667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 19.371', W 85° 41.605'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 19' 22.26" N, 85° 41' 36.30" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)260, 574
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 403 S Dixie Dr, North Webster IN 46555, US
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