Small and large steamboats and riverboats worked on lakes and rivers. Railroad spurs were built throughout West Virginia, connecting mines to the riverboats, barges and coal-tipples. Its unique Steamboat Gothic architecture mimics riverboats of the mid-1800s. As the railroads continued to take freight trade away from the riverboats. They were mainly used in small watercraft such as riverboats and tugs. He also listened to jazz from the riverboats that docked in downtown Davenport. The Battle of Vicksburg involved monitors and ironclad riverboats. The Soviet Reds had the Amur Flotilla which patrolled the river on sequestered riverboats. Historically, McMinnville had a landing for riverboats traveling up the Yamhill River. Kibbee began his entertainment career on Mississippi riverboats. Many of the riverboats shown below were operating on the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Tennessee relied on northbound riverboats to receive staple commodities from the Cumberland and Tennessee valleys. The warehouse operated two freight elevators which raised produce from the decks of the riverboats. Two riverboats circle the river here, the Molly Brown and the Mark Twain. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky.