Majestic Riverboat Reigned on the Mississippi
Steamboats reigned on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in the early to mid-19th century. But steamboat travel ended as the lumber industry diminished and railroads came to dominate transportation.
Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation
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