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The Emilie[a][b] was a sidewheel steamer, designed, built and owned by the famed riverboat captain Joseph LaBarge, and used for trade and transporting people and supplies to various points along the Missouri River in the mid nineteenth century. The Emilie was built in Saint Louis in 1859, was 225 feet in length with a 32 foot beam and had a draft of six feet.[3][4] Larger than the average riverboat at the time, she could carry 500 tons of cargo.[c] During her extended service on the Missouri River she also fell into the hands of both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. As a result of her numerous exploits, Emilie was among the most famous boats on the river and was widely considered a first rate and an exceptionally beautiful riverboat.[6][7][8] After some nine years of service the Emilie was caught in and destroyed by a tornado on June 4, 1868.[9]
- ^ Sunder, 1965, pp.234, 286
- ^ Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1875, Vol IX, p. 301
- ^ Casler, 1999, pp. 32, 40
- ^ Riverboat Dave's
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- ^ Chittenden, 1903, vol II, pp. 255–259
- ^ Missouri Historical Review, 1969, pp. 458–459
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