William M. Black (dredge)
Also named after William Murray Black in Dubuque, Iowa. Added to the National Register in 1982, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
William M. Black is a steam-propelled, sidewheel dustpan dredge, named for William Murray Black, now serving as a museum ship in the harbor of Dubuque, Iowa. Built in 1934, she is one of a small number of surviving steam-powered dredges, and one of four surviving United States Army Corps of Engineers dredges. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. She is open for tours as part of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | E. 2nd St., Dubuque, IA |
| County | Dubuque County |
| Listed | Apr 12, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82002618 |
| Type of place | dredger, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | E. 2nd St., Dubuque, IA |
| Coordinates | 42.49543, -90.66211 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Effigy Mounds National Monument · 49 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Grant River 12 mi · Blanding Landing 20 mi |
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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 82002618. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.