ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck)
National Register of Historic Places

ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck)

Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Listed
August 27, 2012
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000558

About this property

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.

Location

Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMARITIME HISTORYENGINEERINGCOMMERCETRANSPORTATIONENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck) listed on the National Register?

ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 2012.

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ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck) is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck) is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1884.

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