Sunken riverboat treasure
Wow. Photos from the amazing collection of the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City, which displays artifacts found almost perfectly preserved in a steamboat that sunk in the Mississippi about 160 years ago.
[Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Similar find north of Omaha and on the Iowa side.
A welcome diversion from the normally depressing news these days.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_(steamboat)
What a fun way to while away the time! Thank you!
Whole story here:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/pay-dirt-138692984/?no-ist=
I saw the exhibit some years back.
Exceptional. Even better than the Salt and Pepper Shaker museum I toured in Gatlinburg TN a few years back.
http://thesaltandpeppershakermuseum.com/
Thanks for the link Neo. My husband loved it too.