Harvesting the River
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Water Transportation

  • Clyde Bell-- Boat traffic, fishermen on the river.
  • Michael Kelly-- Types of boats used on the river. [Text Transcription]
  • Frank Mason-- Waves and Butterboards, used to pull barges out of the water.
  • Frank Mason-- Problems delivering grain from Crooked Creek.
  • Frank Mason-- Grandparents hauled barges from Crooked Creek and Kampsville to Beardstown.
  • Frank Mason-- Hullett family history (Grandmother first woman pilot on the Illinois River).

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