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HORSE-POWERED FERRYBOAT (FIRST)
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HORSE-POWERED FERRYBOAT (FIRST). The first such vehicle was placed in the MISSISSIPPI RIVER in the spring of 1834.
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Source:
Kruse, Len. "Dubuque "Firsts." My Old Dubuque. Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 2000. p. 5-7