No photos or sketch es exist of the Kate Ward, but this would be a close resemblance. In the early years, the Colorado River in Texas came to be a highway of commerce.
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
The following article appeared in the Wednesday, July 16, 1845 edition of The Texas Telegraph and Texas Register in Houston: “Steamboat Launched. The new steamboat built for Messrs Ward & Co., of Matagorda, and intended for the navigation of the Colorado, above the raft, was launched on the 21st ULT. She has been christened the K…
