Beardstown, Illinois

Golden Eagle River Museum
Morrison, W. A.

1981-08

picture

Floods
Logsdon (Steamboat)
River steamers
Steamboats

Illinois River (Ill.)
Beardstown (Ill.)

1980-1989

Sternwheeler LOGSDON at Beardstown, IL.

The enclosed pictures were taken during August 1981 on the Beardstown Illinois waterfront showing typical river scenes with the usual amount of tugs and other equipment. The B&N RR bridge in its river mode. The stern-wheel river tug is a locally built boat, original builders and name still showing = LOGSDON = built sometime in the 1930s more details could be obtained. These pictures were taken and furnished by Beardstown native W. A. Morrison. Note: Illinois River was still near flood (bankfull) stage when these pictures were taken

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