Cedar Rapids Steamboat’s Rise and Fate in 1858
In Cedar Rapids 1858 residents invest $30,000 to launch the sternwheeler Cedar Rapids by the Linn County Trans portation Company. The boat 153 feet long and 25 feet wide ferries cargo and up to 20 passengers along the Red Cedar River, marking a proud chapter before a tragedy in May 1859 ends the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
May’s Island
Iowa
St. Louis
Middle West
Mississippi
Missouri
Red Cedar River
Linn County
Benjamin Tay
Tay
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisville
J.M. Andrews
Albert Wemper
T. Risley
J.P. Fulton
W.M. Hunter
J.C. Graves
A.W. Lamb
Dew Drop
War Eagle
Aunt Letty
Rolf A. Christophersen
Outdoor Roundup Highlights Angling Catch and Conservation News
Eric Johnson, 14, of Marion, caught a 7-pound largemouth bass at Central Park east of Amber on May 4. The piece lists Iowa Conservation Commission trophy recipients for large turkeys, a boy’s turtle catch and a turtle fry, a National Wildlife Federation film offer, and details on the 1979 federal waterfowl stamp price rising to $7.50 with Kenneth Michaelsen’s teal design winning the duck stamp contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Johnson
26Th St. Court
Marion
Central Park
Amber
Jones County
Eric
Larry Johnsons
Johnson
Darrin Eilers
Paul Thomas Eilers
Bob Wilers
Anamosa
Zirklebach
Iowa
Kenneth Michaelsen
Fort Bragg
Calif
Michaelsen
Maynard Reece
Des Moines
Plains States
Canadian
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
1978 Quail Season in Missouri Ends in Harsh Tale
Conservation Officer Gene Myers in Scott County reports a ruinous quail season with huntable populations scarce. He recalls one hunter who, after missing a shot, killed a hen quail by it flying into a farmhouse window, a strange end point to the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Gene Myers
Scott County
Myers
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Archives
Coast Guard
the Valley Whig
Keokuk
Tri-Weekly Register
Rock Island
Upper
Freedom
Ohio River
Corporation
George Greene
Gabriel Carpenter
H.G. Angle
J.F. Ely
R.C. Rock
Lawson Daniels
W.W. Smith
Benjamin Darnell
William Greene
William H. Merritt
W.B. Mack
C.R
World
Cedar River
Fayette County
Donald Pfeiffer
North Liberty
Johnson County
Duane Teiden
Elkader
Clayton County
Richard L. Allbones
Center Point
Lee County
Steven K. Hood
Farmington
van Buren
National Wildlife Federation
Federation
Organi
16Th St. NW
Hummels
Quaint Gift Shop
E. High Street
Toledo, Iowa
Bob Sample
Johnson Avenue NW
Hall’s
Teen Town
Hall
Sleepy Hollow
Bentwood
Patio Group
Collins Road
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