Lone Star (Towboat, 1922-1967)

Date

• April 1961

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1922 at Rock Island, Illinois
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Acquired for the Buffalo Bill Museum in Le Claire, Iowa in September, 1967
• OWNERS: Builders Sand and Gravel Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: Glenn Johnson (master/pilot, 1967); William Horlas (engineer, 1967); Mrs. Glenn (Eleanor) Johnson (cook, 1967); Dick Schmidt (fireman/deckhand, 1967); Louis Chapman (fireman/deckhand, 1967)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1627; She was the last operating steam and sternwheel towboat on the Mississippi River. Her working life ended on August 28, 1967
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Receiving new hull planks at Rock Island, Illinois