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Treasures from the Riverboat Bertrand

The Bertrand Sank in 1865 in the Missouri River

Bertrand Sinking
Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The steamboat Bertrand was carrying passengers and cargo up the Missouri River to the mining towns in Montana Territory when it hit a snag in the river 30 miles north of Omaha and sank on April 1, 1865. 

 

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