On May 9, 1825, General Lafayette survived sinking of steamboat "Mechanic" nearby & continued to Louisville aboard passing steamboat "Paragon" — — Map (db m243576) HM
Who spent a night and a day at Rock Island four miles from here May 9, 1825. His steamboat was wrecked. Pioneers for miles came to see him. The spot is now called Lafayette Spring. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1775-1783 In . . . — — Map (db m171731) HM WM