Lone Star (towboat)
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Lone Star is a wooden hull, steam-powered stern-wheeled towboat in LeClaire, Iowa, United States. She is dry docked and on display at the Buffalo 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 a National Historic Landmark on 20 December 1989.[2][3]
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Name | Lone Star |
Launched | 1868 |
Out of service | 21 April 1968 |
Status | Museum ship |
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Location | LeClaire, Iowa |
Coordinates | 41°35′53.89″N 90°20′33.2″W |
Built | 1868 |
Architect | Multiple |
NRHP reference No. | 89002461 |
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Added to NRHP | 20 December 1989[1] |
Designated NHL | 20 December 1989[2] |
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