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by Gary R. Lucy THE GREAT STEAMBOAT RACE
<>In my studies dealing with
the history
of the inland waterways, one story truly embodies the bravado of the
river.
This tale reflects the persona of the brave, adventurous, self-assured,
hard living and hard drinking people of the river. That event was
the Great Steamboat Race of 1870 between the Robt. E. Lee and the
Natchez.
This milepost marked the highest point on the graph of the rivers in
terms
of their importance to our country before the dominance of the
railroads.
This type of event never happened again; and, the grand vessels of the
steamboat era began to go into decline. This race found two huge 300 ft
plus steamboats racing all out up the Mississippi River from New
Orleans
to St. Louis at speeds up to 23 mph. The Robt. E. Lee won the race in a
time of 3 days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes, a record that remains to this
day for a vessel of that size. The race was our country's first media
event
as huge sums of money were wagered, large crowds traveled considerable
distances to line the banks of the river, and the new telegraph
broadcast
the progress of the race to a national audience. My depiction of the
grand
steamboat passing before the large cheering crowd with fire visible
from
her chimneys reflects the emotion and grandure that would have been
invoked
on the citizens at that time. Click
here to read more.
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CITADEL ROCK: The Far West Steaming Past Citadel Rock in Montana, 1872 |
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& CLARK ACROSS MISSOURI |
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Waterways Related Links: http://www.1856.com/ http://www.steamboating.com http://www.techpublishing.com/ hartford/steambt/steambt.htm |
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