Here is the only accessible place remaining in the state where the historic canal is water-filled. At the Falls of the Ohio State Park at Jeffersonville, IN, a total of 78 exhibits take the visitor through time, discussing prehistoric man, Native Americans, the legend of the Welsh Prince Madoc, settlement, mapping, river navigation, and more. Interactive exhibits for children and adults include reproduction pilot houses from a steamboat and a modern tow boat.
Visitors can stand at the wheel and pilot themselves down the mighty Ohio River.
Master craftsmen from the shipyard created much of the decor in the mansion. Howard built steamboats included the luxurious J.M. White, the speedy City of Louisville and the popular Indiana. Models, photographs, paintings, half-hull models and other artifacts from the Great Steamboat Era abound at this unique Jeffersonville Museum. The Old Lighthouse Museum at Michigan City, IN, invites visitors at the only lighthouse in Indiana. Come see the three beautiful ship models that we now have on loan.