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Andy Gibson (steamboat)

Coordinates: 46°32′25″N 93°43′01″W / 46.54028°N 93.71694°W / 46.54028; -93.71694
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Andy Gibson (shipwreck)
Vicinity of the Andy Gibson shipwreck
Andy Gibson (steamboat) is located in Minnesota
Andy Gibson (steamboat)
Andy Gibson (steamboat) is located in the United States
Andy Gibson (steamboat)
LocationMississippi River, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) downstream from County Highway 1 Bridge,[2] Aitkin Township, Minnesota
Coordinates46°32′25″N 93°43′01″W / 46.54028°N 93.71694°W / 46.54028; -93.71694
AreaLess than one acre
Built1884
ArchitectFred W. Bonness, et al.
MPSShipwrecks of Minnesota's Inland Lakes and Rivers MPS
NRHP reference No.12000558[1]
Designated August 28, 2012

The Andy Gibson was a steamboat that serviced the headwaters of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Minnesota from 1884 to 1894. After her retirement, the ship was left in a drydock outside her home port of Aitkin, Minnesota, and gradually dismantled for parts. The hull and drydock eventually sank out of sight. It is thus unique among U.S. shipwrecks for still resting on a drydock cradle. The Andy Gibson shipwreck (Smithsonian trinomial 21AK109) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 for having state-level significance in the themes of commerce, engineering, entertainment/recreation, maritime history, non-aboriginal historic archaeology, and transportation. It was nominated for comprising the rare and well-preserved remains of a Mississippi River steamboat.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Merriman, Ann; Christopher Olson (2012-01-23). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Andy Gibson" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-16. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)