Remembering Suwannee

The Steamboat “Madison” on the Suwannee The deep throated whistle of the paddle wheelers created the most vivid of the legends which surround the Suwannee River. For 75 years the steamboat was a way of life to the citizens of the Suwannee River country. The steamboat was “king” of the river, exciting the wonder and admiration of all who came to the landing places or heard the haunting sound of their whistles as they made the colorful journeys along the river. From a musty record of the Army is revealed the first recorded trip of a steamboat on the river and this may have been the first time that the proud steamers cut through the waters of the Suwannee. During the Seminol