Anson Northup

*Anson Northrup*
	The new Anson Northrup at Dubuque
History
Namesake	Anson Northrup (Northup?)
Owner	Padelford Packet Boat Company
Launched	1988
General characteristics
Type	Riverboat
Length	92 ft (28 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Height	22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion	Twin Screw

*Anson Northup*
History
Name	Anson Northup (until 1861); Pioneer (1861);
Namesake	Anson Northup
Owner	Anson Northup (until 1861); J. C. Burbank (1861–1862);
Builder	Anson Northup
Fate	Sank winter 1861/1862
General characteristics
Type	Riverboat
Length	90 ft (27 m)
Beam	22 ft (6.7 m)
Installed power	100 hp (75 kW)
Propulsion	Sternwheel
Capacity	50 to 75 tons

Anson Northup (possibly Anson Northrup) was a 100-horsepower (75 kW) sternwheel riverboat named for her captain who was the first to navigate the Red River of the North from Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory, to Fort Garry, Rupert's Land, departing 6 June and arriving 10 June 1859. Sold and renamed Pioneer, she sank during the winter of 1861–62.^[1] Pioneer was dismantled and her boiler reused by SS Colvile.^[2]

The new Anson Northrup is a riverboat that normally offers tours in the Twin Cities area on the Mississippi River. The boat was built in Louisiana and is operated by Padelford Packet Boat Company. In 2004, the boat participated in the Grand Excursion, which ran from the Quad Cities of Iowa to the Twin Cities.

References

^ "The Anson Northup". Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^ Laberge, Jared (27 July 2005). "Navigating the Red: Steamships and the Colville Landing". St. Clements Heritage. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.

External links

"Anson Northrup". Padelford Packet Boat Company. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
"Colville Landing". St. Clements Heritage. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/_docs/hbca/ships_histories/anson-northup.pdf
https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/steamboats-1859-1871
https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/plaques/plaq0019.html

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[1] "The Anson Northup". Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

[2] Laberge, Jared (27 July 2005). "Navigating the Red: Steamships and the Colville Landing". St. Clements Heritage. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.

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