jan 1, 1856 - Steamboat Arabia

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An Historic period sidewheel steamboat named the Arabia sunk in 1856 near the Quindaro Bend in the Missouri River. The boat was full of very well-preserved goods now on display at the Arabia Steamboat Museum, 400 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. The boat sank on what became Elisha Sortor's property, who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Quindaro.