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Spread Eagle (steamboat)
The ''Spread Eagle'' was a steam-driven sidewheel riverboat that transported passengers, goods and supplies to the forts and trading posts along the Missouri River between 1857–1864. It was constructed and launched at Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The vessel was a wooden hull packet, long, with a beam of , a draft of , and was rated at 389 tons. It was powered by two steam engines with 3 boilers each, at in diameter and in length. The ''Spread Eagle'' was constructed by Captain Benjamin Johnson who sold the vessel to the American Fur Company upon her arrival at Saint Louis, Missouri. Commanded by captain Bailey, she was once engaged in a race along the Missouri from St. Louis to Fort Benton where she rammed her opponent. Riverboat Dave's, 2016 Chittenden, 1903, Volume I, pp. 217–218 Service ''Spread Eagle'' carried goods and plied trade from Saint Louis to Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spread Eagle, 1912
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