Steamboats were a perfect setting for
romantic interludes. Many folks took the steamboat to their honymoon
destination. Some just took the steamboat ride for their honeymoon.
Sometimes singles started new romances during steamboat cruises.
On July 30, 1956 Ann and Carroll Davis Jr. met aboard the SS
District of Columbia during a trip from Washington, DC to
Norfolk, a trip that resulted in the two tieing the knot. Their
story is told in two parts, each part about five minutes in length
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delightful, touching story begins.