Upper Mississippi River at Winona

by Walter Bennick

Overview

Winona, located on an island where the upper Mississippi River flows from west to east, has been linked to the river from its earliest days. Before the community's settlement, Native Americans and white explorers sailed past Wapasha's Prairie in birchbark canoes, keel boats, and small sailboats. As early as the 1820s, steamboats plied the river while carrying people and goods to and from the state's interior. Before bridges began to crisscross the river, merchants had to use boats to bring people and supplies to Winona before they could travel farther west. The first bridge to cross the river was a swing bridge that allowed steamboats to pass. Images of America: Upper Mississippi River at Winona uses images collected and archived in the Winona County Historical Society's History Center to illustrate the history of the Mississippi River near Winona. Many of the photographs exhibited in this book have rarely been seen by the general public and have never been published.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467115100
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/23/2016
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	670,681
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Winona County Historical Society archivist Walter Bennick has lived near the Mississippi River for most of his adult life. As a former earth sciences teacher, he has explored this great river and its valley and has appreciated what he has learned.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Untamed and Barely Navigable 9

2 Taming the River 17

3 Conquering the River 29

4 Floating Palaces, Showboats, and Workhorses 43

5 Life on the River 51

6 Working on the River 63

7 Preserving and Enjoying the River 75

8 The City that Saved Itself 87

9 Celebrating the River 105

10 Masters of the River 113

Bibliography 127