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The Wreck of the Montana
"A Steamboats Voyage Into History"
For early settlers on the western frontier, one of the few links to "civilization" were the great river boats that brought in supplies and manufactured goods. The "Montana" was the largest stern wheel steamboat that ever traveled the Missouri River - 283 feet long! Unfortunately the "Montana" struck a bridge in St. Charles County, Missouri in 1884 and sank in the shallows. This interesting exhibit features the history, historical photos and artifacts from this famous shipwreck. This wreck is now a protected site and should not to be molested. Valuable information is lost when sites are vandalized
open at the Bollinger Co. museum in Marble Hill looks like it could be a good exhibit. Hope to go tomorrow.
"A Steamboats Voyage Into History"
For early settlers on the western frontier, one of the few links to "civilization" were the great river boats that brought in supplies and manufactured goods. The "Montana" was the largest stern wheel steamboat that ever traveled the Missouri River - 283 feet long! Unfortunately the "Montana" struck a bridge in St. Charles County, Missouri in 1884 and sank in the shallows. This interesting exhibit features the history, historical photos and artifacts from this famous shipwreck. This wreck is now a protected site and should not to be molested. Valuable information is lost when sites are vandalized
open at the Bollinger Co. museum in Marble Hill looks like it could be a good exhibit. Hope to go tomorrow.
