Steamboats in Quincy
When we want to take a trip to St. Louis we jump in the car and go, but not too long ago what takes just a couple hours would take days by horse and buggy. That all changed in the 1800's when the steamboat became the premier way to travel. However, taking a steamboat to your destination was not the safest way to travel, not by a long shot. In this episode we learn about steamboat travel on the Mississippi and its effects for the people of Quincy.
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Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Charred remains of the “Uncle Sam” which burned on the Quincy riverfront. Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Image courtesy of Quincy Public Library’s Historic Photo Collection Part o the Illinois Digital Archives https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/qpl/search/
Pilot Wheel of the Jennie Dean in the Quincy History Museum on the Square.
Chandelier of the Tom Jasper located in the Quincy History Museum on the Square.
The George M. Verity, now a tour-able museum on the riverfront in Keokuk, IA.
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Quincy owes a lot of its early population and economic growth to the network of Steamboats on the Mississippi it was a crucial part of.