Geo. M. Verity
American historic towboat in Keokuk, Iowa. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
George M. Verity is a historic towboat now displayed as a museum ship in Keokuk, Iowa. Built in 1927 as SS Thorpe, she is nationally significant for being one of only three surviving steam-powered towboats in existence in the United States. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Keokuk River Museum, Victory Park, Keokuk, IA |
| County | Lee County |
| Listed | Dec 20, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89002459 |
| Type of place | pusher, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Keokuk River Museum, Victory Park, Keokuk, IA |
| Coordinates | 40.39324, -91.37265 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Philadelphia National Historic Site · 53 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Lee County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89002459. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.