Sunday, March 28, 2010

Mississippi Railroad Bridge Report

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 19, 1862.


The number of footmen that crossed the bridge during the week was 1,609.

Number of boats up, 10; down, 10; rafts 4.

J. H. THORINGTON, Bridge Master.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1862, p. 1

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