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| History | |
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| Name | Lone Star |
| Launched | 1868 |
| Out of service | 21 April 1968 |
| Status | Museum ship |
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Lone Star (tow boat) | |
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| Location | LeClaire, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41°35′53.89″N90°20′33.2″W / 41.5983028°N 90.342556°W /41.5983028; -90.342556 |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002461 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 20 December 1989[1] |
| Designated NHL | 20 December 1989[2] |
Lone Star is a wooden hull, steam-powered stern-wheeledtowboat inLeClaire, Iowa, United States. She isdry docked and on display at theBuffalo Bill Museum in LeClaire. Built in 1868, she is the oldest of three surviving steam-powered towboats, and the only one with a wooden hull. She was declared aNational Historic Landmark on 20 December 1989.[2][3]
Lone Star has a wood frame hull 90 feet (27 m) long, with pointed bow, flat bottom andhard chine. With the sternwheel added, the total vessel length is 105 feet (32 m). She has a beam of 24.5 feet (7.5 m) and a hold depth of 4.1 feet (1.2 m). The internal hogging truss system is typical of boats of the period. The hull is divided internally into three watertight compartments. It has a two-deck superstructure, with the main deck housing the propelling machinery and steam boilers, withcoal bins forward, boilers in the center, and engines aft. An upper deck above the boilers that houses the pilot house and crew quarters.[3]
Lone Star came off the ways atLyons, Iowa in 1869. Originally the boat was a wood-burning side-wheeler, operated as a short-run packet. In 1890 she was remodeled and reconfigured as a stern-wheeler, for use as towboat.Lone Star was remodeled a second time in 1899 at theKahlke Boat Yards inRock Island, Illinois. In 1922 she was again altered, for use in dredging operations. On 21 April 1968,Lone Star was placed out of service. She was the last running and is now the last remaining intact wood hull paddlewheel boat that plied theMississippi River.
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