Difference between revisions of "Steamboat Eagle"
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| − | The ''''' | + | The '''Steamboat ''Eagle''''' was the first steamer to ply the waters of the [[Arkansas River]] from New Orleans to Little Rock. The 118-ton ''Eagle'' irregularly served Little Rock beginning with its first landing on March 16, 1822. The steamboat was captained by G. Morris. |
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Latest revision as of 11:28, 15 February 2009
The Steamboat Eagle was the first steamer to ply the waters of the Arkansas River from New Orleans to Little Rock. The 118-ton Eagle irregularly served Little Rock beginning with its first landing on March 16, 1822. The steamboat was captained by G. Morris.
References
- Ira Don Richards, Story of a Rivertown: Little Rock in the Nineteenth Century (1969), 16.
- Paulette Walker and Alan Paulson, Historic Pulaski County: Arkansas (Arcadia Publishing, 1999), 10.
