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The paddle wheel has been updated over the years, but in the darkest hours of the night, workers still hear unexplained footsteps and whispers that often get attributed to Floyd.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Their paddle wheels turned quietly in the dark as the vessels advanced toward St. Helena Sound.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The Catawba Queen is a replica Mississippi River paddle wheel boat that seats 149 passengers.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The rear of the boat, where the Dixie II has its paddle wheel, is the stern, and that’s why she may be called a stern-wheeler.
—Reed Parsell, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Their paddle wheels turned quietly in the dark as the vessels advanced toward St. Helena Sound.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The Catawba Queen is a replica Mississippi River paddle wheel boat that seats 149 passengers.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The rear of the boat, where the Dixie II has its paddle wheel, is the stern, and that’s why she may be called a stern-wheeler.
—Reed Parsell, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Paddle wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddle%20wheel. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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