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''George M. Verity'' is a towboat now located in Keokuk, Iowa. She is significant for being one of only three steam-powered towboats in existence in the United States. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.〔〔 〕 Built in 1927 at Dubuque, Iowa by the US Government as SS ''Thorpe'', she inaugurated barge service on the upper Mississippi. The first of four steamboats built for the revival of river transportation, she was the first to move barges from St. Louis north to St. Paul. She remained in service there until 1940, when she was sold to Armco Steel Corp. and put in service on the Ohio River. Armco renamed her after their founder, George M. Verity. In 1960, ''George M. Verity'' was retired after 33 years of service on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in 1961, the boat was given to the City of Keokuk for use as a river museum. Now berthed in Victory Park, she houses the George M. Verity River Museum of Upper Mississippi River history, and is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April to November. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George M. Verity (towboat)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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