Imperial Bank of Canada

The George M. Verity

This historic steam-powered towboat---one of America's famous sternwheelers---has a distinguished record, bearing the name of the founder of Armco Steel Corporation. She had 33 years of...

iowa
vessel
national his...

Bissel's Submergible Saw

More than one hundred and fifty years ago, Brigadier General John Pope faced a tactical dilemma on the Mississippi River. Confederate batteries at Island No. 10 blocked passage through a complex...

missouri
civil war

Fort Bankhead

To further protect New Madrid from Union attack, a smaller fort was built on the east side of town at the mouth of St. John's Bayou. This upper fort, named Fort Bankhead (the original location...

missouri
civil war
fort

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman delivered campaign speeches at the Court House during his senate campaigns in 1934 and 1940. The 1934 campaign was open in southeast Missouri and New Madrid was one of the...

missouri
harry s. truman
president
speech

First School in Iowa

This boulder marks the site of the first school house in Iowa, built in 1830

iowa
education

Old State Capitol

James H. Dakin designed the 1850 Gothic Revival statehouse; the cast iron fence was added 1854-55. It served as the Capitol until occupied by Union forces during the Civil War. The interior...

louisiana
politics
museum

Votes For Women

Road to the 19th AmendmentLegislators debated passing Federal and State Suffrage Amendments here in 1920. Suffragists held a public rally in support of the 19th Amendment.

louisiana
women
voting rights

Saw Mill River Daylighting - The River in Context

Saw Mill River DaylightingThe River in Context The Watershed A watershed is the land, hills and slopes that drain rainfall to a river. The Saw Mill River watershed (marked in green on the...