via Quad-City Times: ✂ In the 1850s, the earliest Quad-Citians needed the first Mississippi River railroad crossing to carry freight and passengers westward. Forget about St. Louis. The bridge opened in 1856 anchors our community as the true gateway to the West. That’s historian Doug Brinkley’s take on the famous first river cross from Arsenal Island to Davenport’s shore. Now, our Quad-Cities needs a replica of the first bridge to connect our entire community’s amazing historical narrative to a nation of history lovers – like Brinkley – eager for river, railroad and Abraham Lincoln stories. River Action, Inc. has an ambitious plan to re-create a single span of that bridge as a trail from the original earthen abutment over River Drive to Davenport’s Heritage Park.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:35:54 +0000
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