| The Steamboat in this old print is the America. Two miles above Warsaw, there's an historical marker that notes the site of the crash of the Steamboat America with the Steamboat United States. It is easily the worst tragedy ever in Gallatin County, with over 40, 80, or 170 deaths, depending on which source you believe. The Official Historical Marker says 162, but a later report by the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission claims 74. There's a textual account of the tragedy, here. |
This is the United States after the collision
This is the United States at Lock #1 in Carrollton
Harper's Weekly published this illustration of the collision.
Scavenging the disaster wreck in low water, 1895, here.
Map of Sugar Creek River Disasters
Thirty-five die as the Belle of the West burns to the water,
just below Warsaw, in April of 1850. The story is
here.
The C. T. Dumont wrecks in a hurricane in Warsaw, here.