Disaster on the Red

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by purpahurl

That is a very good post. My family has a long history in this city and on the river. I have some more info, but I want to get my facts straight. A very old cousin of mine ran a riverboat into the bank of the river just below where lock and damn #5 is to block the river from Union boats coming up. An Aunt of mine has done extensive research on this and this time period and we all have stories that we were told as kids. When I get the facts I will post them. Very interesting!:

Please post what you can. I'm getting more and more interested in local history all the time... Especially first hand (or second hand) accounts..