Historic Nebraska drought exposes a shipwreck of a cargo steamer that sank in the Missouri River in 1870, killing its captain
- An 1870 steamboat wreck was uncovered in the Missouri River after Nebraska’s drought caused water levels to drop
- The steamboat known as the North Alabama sank near Goat Island, which lies on the Nebraska-South Dakota border
- The boat contained $12,000 worth of miners’ supplies such as flour and whiskey, which would be worth over $300,000 today
A fatal 1870 steamboat wreck was uncovered in the Missouri River after Nebraska’s drought caused a dramatic drop in the waterway’s water levels.
The steamboat known as North Alabama sank near Goat Island, which lies on the border between Nebraska and South Dakota – both states recently suffered from drought.
The steamboat was sinking when it struck a hook that punched a hole in the bottom of the boat and caused it to sink. Its captain was killed in the tragedy, although it is not known if anyone else died.
“It wasn’t until 1904 that the North Alabama was uncovered, and now that the water is low and the sands of time have shifted, you may be able to catch a glimpse of her wreck if you’re out on the Missouri National Recreational River. said the Missouri National Recreational River in a Facebook post.
The steamboat known as the North Alabama sank near Goat Island, which lies on the Nebraska-South Dakota border. The steamboat sank when it hit a snag and hit the bottom of the river
The North Alabama was a 220-ton timber package steamer that sailed from Sioux City, Iowa, to Yellowstone County, Montana, to deliver supplies like flour and whiskey to miners in the Rocky Mountains after the sinking, according to a YouTube video that this describes the boat’s history
The North Alabama was a 220-ton timber package steamer that sailed from Sioux City, Iowa, to Yellowstone County, Montana, to deliver supplies like flour and whiskey to miners in the Rocky Mountains after the sinking, according to a YouTube video that this describes the boat’s history.
$12,000 worth of cargo, valued today at over $300,000, went down with the ship when it sank in the river, which spans two states. The captain also died with the ship, but it’s unclear how many others died.
“Who knows when the North Alabama will show up again?” officials asked in the 2013 video.
The steamboat wreck is the latest in a long line of wrecks and ancient outcrops uncovered thanks to this year’s extreme droughts in the United States and around the world.
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113-million-year-old dinosaur footprints have been uncovered after severe drought conditions dried up a Texas river.
The tracks, believed to belong to the 15-foot, seven-ton dinosaur species Acrocanthosaurus, were found by experts at the state’s Dinosaur Valley State Park.
Sauroposeidon, who was about 60 feet tall and weighed about 44 tons, was also likely responsible for some of the imprints, officials said.
Under normal weather conditions, the dinosaur tracks are usually underwater and filled with sediment, which bury them and make them less visible.
Meanwhile, in Europe, the worst drought in 500 years has uncovered so-called “Hunger Stones,” German warships sunk in World War II, the ancient Bridge of Nero in Rome, and a prehistoric stone circle dubbed the Spanish Stonehenge.
In China, falling water levels have uncovered a sunken island and a trio of Buddhist statues on it, believed to be 600 years old.
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