The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market

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Standing in the same location since 1857, the City Market is nearly as old as Kansas City itself. In the 1850s, over three hundred steamboats traveled on the Missouri River—including the Arabia before it sank in 1856.  The Arabia is probably the best-known steamboat of the era, at least in Kansas City, where for over… Continue reading The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market