Tag Archives: Lock and Dam No.1

STEAMBOAT’S COMIN’! The Ruth at Linn Creek

Posted on July 5, 2016 by admin

The Ruth in Linn Creek Mo Real photo postcard. J. W. Farmer. Linn Creek. MO. LOVE this photograph!  You can sense the excitement of a boat’s arrival in river towns:  “Steamboat’s a-comin’! Steamboat’s a-comin’!”  Everyone in Linn Creek headed to … Continue reading →

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THE CORPS PREPARES TO JETTISON LOCK AND DAM NO. 1

Posted on November 18, 2014 by admin

After half a century of headaches the Army Corps of Engineers ceased operation of Lock & Dam No. 1 ten miles from the junction of the Osage and Missouri rivers. It saw little traffic and was a maintenance nightmare. We … Continue reading →

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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE OSAGE – update

Posted on December 6, 2013 by admin

Recently, Union Pacific Railroad officials with the Federal Railroad Administrator and guests from Amtrak and the Missouri Department of Transportation gathered in Osage City to celebrate the completion of a new bridge over the Osage. According to their press release, … Continue reading →

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PLANS FOR LOCK AND DAM NO.1 ON OSAGE RIVER

Posted on May 9, 2013 by admin

Local plans for improvements to the Osage River to make it a commercially navigable stream projected a series of locks and dams.  Work by the Corps of Engineers on the first one began in September 1895 at Shipley Shoals, then … Continue reading →

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