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Lone Star Steamer
The Lone Star Steamer was built in 1869 at Lyons, Iowa for Captain Sam Mitchell.It was last used as a sand dredge working boat. It had an usually long river life of 99 years - most wood hull boats had a life of around 35 years, until they usually catch on fire from sparks. The Lone Steamer's last run on the Mississippi was November 1967. It has been dry docked in LeClaire since 1968. Nowadays the tugs are steel hulls and oil burning.