Saluda Bell Tolls Tale of Tragedy News Clipping, St. Joseph News Press,1999
Entry/Object ID
L2015.1.112
Description
Saluda Bell Tolls Tale of Tragedy News Clipping, St. Joseph News Press,1999. "Savannah (M0) church home to remnant form 1852 steamboat accident. Weston briefly tells the story of the boiler explosion of the Steamboat Saluda at Lexington, MO on April 4, 1852. She was carrying a party of British Latter Day Saints making their way to the West. The bell was later purchased by the First Christian Church in Savannah, MO and has been installed their for 150 years.
1/News Clipping/ 2 parts
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Steamboats, Churches
Search Terms
Steamboat Explosions, Steamboat Saluda, First Christian Church, Savannah, Missouri, Mormons, Missouri River