Today, skyskrapers have replaced the industrial structures that historically lined the riverbanks of the nations most significant inland port.

The town began as a limestone mining settlement and grew rapidly as a major inland port.

This differentiates an inland port from a container depot or transport hub.

Key features of an inland port are the transfer of containers between different modes of transportation (intermodal transfer) and the processing of international trade.

This was the third largest inland port in the country during the great river boat era of the mid-19th century.