August 26, 2025: Cumberland River traffic
How did steam-powered paddleboats help make Nashville a logistics hub?
NashVillager · WPLN - Nashville Public Radio
August 26, 202517m 29s
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Show Notes
Steamboats made Nashville’s river an important mode of commercial transportation, and barges keep that tradition alive today. Plus, the local news for August 26, 2025, and lifelong learning.
Credits:
This is a production of Nashville Public Radio
Host/producer: Nina Cardona
Editor: Miriam Kramer
Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, LaTonya Turner and the staff of WPLN and WNXP