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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Abe Asher

Nebraska drought exposes remains of steamboat that sank in 1870

Missouri National Recreational River/Facebook

With Nebraska experiencing an historic drought, water levels in the Missouri River have fallen significantly — exposing the reamins of a ship that sank in 1870.

The North Alabama was a steamboat that hit a snag and sank to the bottom of the river near Goat Island on the border between Nebraska and South Dakota more than 150 years ago as it headed for Montana with provisions for miners in the Rocky Mountain range.

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