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Prescott Area Historical Society Speaker Series - Robert Taunt

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235 N Broad St - Prescott, WI 54021

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000-000-0000

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2026 Prescott Area Historical Society Speaker Series at the Prescott History Center

Steamboats, Towboats, and River History


Friday July 10th - Robert Taunt

"The War Eagle and the Galena, Sisters of Steam." In 1854 two side-wheel steamboats were launched near Cincinnati to run between Dubuque and Saint Paul, with stops at Prescott and side trips up the St. Croix River. Their fascinating history was long and short.

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