Jane Young looks through storage cabinets that might have been used to store items like dishes. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough) MARIETTA — According to the Ohio River Museum, eight thousand families ...

During the Great Depression, as many as 50,000 people lived on about 30,000 crudely-built "shanty boats" along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, including in Louisville. Louisville's floating ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FLORENCE, Ala. – Mark Twain has captured the ...

If you see this boat... If you happen to see this 1940s-style shanty boat floating down the Tennessee River this week, don't be afraid to stop and say hello. The boat was built by California-based ...

Hayner Library, one of Alton’s foremost treasures, acquired a book last month that I couldn’t wait to check out. Written by Gregg Andrews, “Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis ...

The shanty boat that recently moved from its temporary home in a slough across from Riverfront Park in Salem is now moored at Keizer Rapids Park. Last week, the shanty was spotted on the Willamette ...