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Description

The Steamboat Arabia was built in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, at the boatyard of John S. Pringle in 1853. The Arabia traveled the Missouri river and transported passengers as well as carried up to 222 tons of cargo, including tools for the frontier, merchandise for general stores and federal mail.

On September 5, 1856, just outside of Kansas City, the Arabia hit a snag and sank in a matter of minutes. Thankfully, the 150 passengers and crew made it off the boat safely.

But the 200 tons of cargo were lost to the muddy river, not to be seen again for over 130 years.

The treasures are housed at the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City's River Market—a collection that reveals details of frontier life seen nowhere else.

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