The Lone Star is a wooden hull, steam-powered paddlewheel towboat in LeClaire, Iowa, USA. It is dry docked and on display at the Buffalo Bill Museum

Buffalo Bill Museum

The Buffalo Bill Museum, located in LeClaire, Iowa, is focused on life along the Mississippi River and local history.One exhibit is the Lone Star, a wooden, paddlewheel steam-powered towboat that is housed in a special pier...

 in LeClaire. The Lone Star was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 on December 20, 1989.

History

The Lone Star came off the ways at Lyons, Iowa in 1869. Originally the boat was a wood burning side-wheeler. In 1890 it was remodeled and reconfigured as a stern-wheeler. The Lone Star was remodeled a second time in 1899 at the Kahlke Boat Yards in Rock Island, Illinois

Rock Island, Illinois

Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...

 and again in 1922. On April 21, 1968 the Lone Star was decommissioned. It was last running and is now the last remaining intact wood hull paddlewheel boat that plied the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

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