Iowa Iron Works

Iowa Iron Works

The Iowa Iron Works, re-named the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works in 1904, was a manufacturing company established in Dubuque, Iowa in 1883.[1]

Notable Boats

The Sprague built in 1901, was the world's largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat.[2] In 1907, the Sprague set a world's all-time record for towing-60 barges of coal, weighing 67,307 tons, covering an area of 6½ acres, and measuring 925 feet (282 m) by 312 feet (95 m).[3]

A model of the Sprague is in the National Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque.

References

  1. ^ Shaffer, James L; Tigges, John T (2000). Dubuque, Iowa : then & now. Chicago: Arcadia. p. 55. ISBN 9780738507446. OCLC 45759663. http://books.google.com/books?id=qoRAnbmv7fUC&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=%22Iowa+Iron+Works%22&source=bl&ots=8mbFJrfes-&sig=YS5E2vv3QedsqWSvZMAUBOO8IPU&hl=en&ei=AFpkS87zJouKNJW44PQG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22Iowa%20Iron%20Works%22&f=false. 
  2. ^ "The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium". http://www.mississippirivermuseum.com/features_halloffame_detail.cfm?memberID=31/. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "Mississippi River Navigation- Steamboat Navigation". http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/PAO/history/MISSRNAV/steamboat.asp. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 

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