Tragic Collision

ID: 2106
This file appears in: Great River Tragedy

This image of the "United States" and "America" collision appeared in "Harper's Weekly" magazine. Image in the public domain.

This file appears in: Great River Tragedy

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #720 in Gallatin County notes the tragic steamboat collision between the "America" and the "United States" on the Ohio River in 1868. The disaster, which occurred near Warsaw,…