![Majestic Riverboat Reigned on the Mississippi Majestic Riverboat Reigned on the Mississippi](/sites/default/files/iowapathways/artifact/2021-12/a_000224_large.jpg)
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