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Riverboat days recalled in Cape Girardeau
Clarence N. Fultz, a retired riverboat captain from Cape Girardeau, recalls the era of steamers and towboats on the Mississippi. He began as a deckhand at 17, earned a pilot’s license in 1927, and spent 32 years aboard more than 100 boats. He notes modern pilots move more cargo, while the river is now less a life force of the town.
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