Port Famine was a

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and woodyard, supplying wood to the steamboats on the lower

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, from the 1854 to the late 1870s.

Geography

Port Famine was located 40 miles above

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and 17 miles below Gridiron. Port Famine lay along the east bank of the river 64 miles (103 km) below what is now the Sonora -

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border.Lingenfelter, Steamboats, p.10 Map: Steamboat Landings on the Colorado River in the 1850s

References

External links

DavidRumsey.com: "Geological Map No. 1." Prepared by J.S. Newberry, M.D. Geologist to the Expedition. — Explorations and Surveys of U.S. War Department, "Map No. 1. Rio Colorado of the West" explored by 1st Lieut. Joseph C. Ives, Topl. Engrs. under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys. A.A. Humphreys, Capt. Topl. Engrs. in Charge, by 1858 order of the Hon. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War. — Drawn by Frhr. F.W.v. Egloffstein. Topographer to the Expedition. Topography by Frhr. F.W.v. Egloffstein. Ruling by Samuel Sartain. Lettering by F. Courtenay. 1858.
Former populated places in San Luis Río Colorado Municipality, Sonora Communities in the Lower Colorado River Valley Ports and harbours of Mexico River ports Steamboat transport on the Colorado River Populated places established in 1854 1854 establishments in Mexico {{Sonora-geo-stub