Upon consideration of waterfronts significant to the outcome of World War II, the coast of Normandy might seem more relevant than the southern Indiana ... the Evansville Shipyard built 24 ships ...

Explore Evansville during WWII and through construction of Shipyard. Picture This! is an entertaining and educational program that highlights the history of our area through photographs and ...

Burdette said more than 22,000 people built 167 ships just like her at the Evansville shipyard, more than any other shipyard in the war. He said those workers worked around the clock. They came ...

During World War II, Evansville became a war production powerhouse. The Navy opened a shipyard here and built hundreds of Landing Ship Tanks, LSTs. Republic Aviation built a plant and constructed ...

7, 1944, the LST 286 launched from the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. Shipyard in Evansville ... administered by the Indiana State Library. The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library ...

The historic B-29 Doc, one of only two airworthy Boeing B-29 Superfortresses in the world, will make a highly anticipated stop at the Evansville ... was also home to a shipyard that launched ...

(AP) - A new contract that will keep a World War II-era Navy ship docked in southwestern Indiana for at least ... for land-based casinos. The Evansville Shipyard was the largest inland producer ...