An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. The Malta is resting under a cornfield near the town named for it, Malta Bend, and the Radnor remains under the Missouri's waters near Boonville. It will be recovered during the winter months to provide cold air for the collection and lessen the threat of spring and summer flooding of the river., The stories of these great frontier steamers, says Hawley, and the heroic pilots that steered them up this uncertain river have fallen silent. Thank you for reading! Login to create it. Along with his father Bob, younger brother Greg and two family friendsDavid Lutrell, a local construction expert, and Jerry Mackey, a restaurateurHawley decided to see if the local legends were true. "I remember coming down here and wondering would it be in this field or that field or maybe in the river, Hawley said, pointing across Backes property. Is Cornfield Shipwreck streaming? Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. The boat lies about 50 feet deep and is situated about 1,500 feet from the Missouri River, says Hawley. The cost to dig it up: $3 million. As more and more facts emerged from our investigation, the possible search areas became fewer and fewer, until by the time our search team made our most recent trip to Malta, we had narrowed down our target sites to just two relatively small areas. All her passengers were saved, except for a mule, chained to a sawmill on the ground deck. KCUR serves the Kansas City region with breaking news and powerful storytelling. The steamboat Malta begins to reveal its 175-year-old mystery. The vast engine boilers emerged, and the shape of the main deck gradually appeared from the earth. The Bible, however, places the location of Paul's shipwreck in a different area than the traditional site. A white outline marks the spot where a buried treasure may soon surface. No television provider needed. This page was last modified 07:42, 17 November 2021. Many of these artifacts, from shoes to champagne bottles, are on display at the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City. Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Check In Add to history Add to collection Add to watchlist He brought in a large drill and after going 37 feet underground, they hit something and pulled out the only core sample taken. Each time it came up, workers moved the portable rig another foot, later refilling the holes left behind and marking them with white paint. But for more than a century, no farmer knew exactly where a different type of gold was buried. "That's pretty exciting stuff, Hawley said. ." The boat, built inPittsburgh in 1839, had left St. Louis for Council Bluffs, Iowa. The National Steamboat Museum's vision is to discover, recover, and preserve other collections similar to that of the Arabia Steamboat for the cultural, historical and educational benefit of future generations. Hawley will use the measurements to re-map the boat's position when he is ready to dig it up this fall. (816) 471-1856|steamboatmuseum@gmail.com, INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL STEAMBOAT MUSEUM. This article was originally published in the Until then, the items waiting to be catalogued are preserved encased in ice blocks. Inside, they found 150 gold buttons, fabric, well-preserved ceramics and a large iron hook. Bible study resources from Dr. Chuck Missler, on DVD, CD, audio and video download. >> JIM BACHES OWNS 1500 ACRES RIGHT WHERE THE MALTA SANK 200 YEARS AGO. A small team of men worked to find the outline of the ship, marking hits and misses to create a chalk outline. (Photo: Luke Spencer). Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. When the mighty Steamboat Arabia sank near Kansas City on September 5, 1856, she carried 200 tons of mystery cargo. >> IF WE CAN FIND AND SECURE A LOCATION RIGHT NOW, WELL DIG IT NEXT YEAR. It was one such snag, hewn from a sycamore tree, that did in the Arabia. The first mystery is, of course, how a boat that sank mid-river ends up buried in a field. Success! "It's the boat and it's full of stuff, Hawley said excitedly. This suggests the possibility of a shipwreck on the rarely travelled north side of the island, where St. Paul's Bay now is. There was a problem saving your notification. Over the past year and a half, BASE Institute has been involved in painstaking research into Luke's amazingly detailed account of Paul's voyage and shipwreck off the coast of Malta, as recorded in Acts 27. Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. Everybody was really very pleased.. Fall 2015 Community reporter and Spring 2016 Enterprise reporter. A 19th-century steamboat moored at a river bank. "It's the boat and it's full of stuff, Hawley said excitedly. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of . You wont find it on the first day and I didnt find it I dont think in the first year.After more than a year and around 300 miles of walking, Hawley had a strong hit. "These are national treasures, Hawley said. I produce daily conversations to uplift and inspire the people of the Kansas City area to make the world a better place. >> BEFORE I DID THIS, MY FAMILY RAN A HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING BUSINESS. We're doing a lot more right than we are wrong, he said. No purchase necessary. Support, Available on CuriosityStream, Prime Video. Cornfield.Shipwreck.1080p.HDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org.mp4 (1269.85Mb) Subtitles: [eng], Categories: History | Joi Shilling | Curiosity TV | 2019 | English | Name, Cornfield.Shipwreck.1080p.HDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org.mp4, https://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Cornfield_Shipwreck. The vast amounts of chopped wood required to fuel the steamboats meant the rivers were littered with lethal remnants of logs, known as snags. We came to cherish each and every item we located, and vowed not to sell, Hawley says, but instead to preserve the Arabia collection no artifacts have been sold and its supported only by those willing to purchase a ticket for a museum tour., Uncovered pistols from the Arabia; small and pocket sized, but would have provided protection at close range. All rights reserved. Three years later, the Malta is still underground. Shop Our Favorite February Amazon Deals Before the Sales End, The 14 Best Mineral Sunscreens of 2023, According to Pros, 14 TikTok-Famous Cleaning Products That Actually Work, According to Our Experts, 14 Best Healthier Candy Alternatives of 2023, According to Taste Tests. "We knew it had to be here somewhere, Backes said. Spurred on by the potential impact such a discovery could have on the issue of the Bible's historical accuracy, we at BASE drew on as many experts as possible in analyzing all the weather patterns, maritime lore, sailing equipment and techniques, and details in Luke's account that could possibly lead us to the real wreck site of Paul's voyage - and, hopefully, to the massive lead anchor stocks I believed must be in the sea off one particular bay along the Maltese coast, just as Luke described it. There was an error processing your request. . It was the adventure of finding buried treasure.. [However, he says that St Paul healed . Drilling at the site began in January. We don't have any cast added to this movie. You need to be logged in to continue. Through an amazing series of "coincidences" on Malta, we located, interviewed, and went diving on-site with a local spear fisherman who several years ago stumbled across four lead anchor stocks in the precise location, and at the precise depth, our research had already predicted. If we find beads or pipes, were off to the races, he said. That may soon change. AS KMBC 9S WILLIAM JOY REPORTS THIS DISCOVERY HOLDS PART OF OUR NATIONS HISTORY. Several years ago, he turned his eyes on the Malta, which sank in 1841 after hitting a tree in the river -- a common fate for boats back then. Its estimated between 300 and 400 boats have sunk along the Missouri River. (writer) Cast Produced by Film Editing by Joi Shilling Jeff Van Bockern See also The condition was so pristine they could easily read the stamp on the sole, Goodyear Rubber Company., The first artifact found, the shoe was lying on the main deck of the Arabia. The collection is so big that Hawley estimates it will take another 10 years to present it all. [Bob Cornuke can be contacted at the Biblical Archaeology Search & Exploration (BASE) Institute: (719) 540-9799 or www.baseinstitute.org.]. Indications of a metal mass gave Hawley a clue. Synopsis Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. You can help by adding some! The Bible, however, places the location of Paul's shipwreck in a different area than the traditional site. The Malta is Hawley's latest find. It was here in 1856 that the Arabia sank after hitting a snag of a sycamore tree, sinking in minutes. "It's great exercise even if you don't find anything, Hawley said. Let us know! *Closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve andChristmas Day. How a Champagne-Laden Steamship Ended Up in a Kansas Cornfield. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. The town has a single four-way stop, a single restaurant and field after field of corn. People, you know, a mile away figured it might be on their property or whatever.Hawley wasnt the first to come to Backes front door asking to search the property. But I wanted to know about steamboats.. Your favorite studies, available wherever you want. Archaeologists awaiting space before digging up the boat. Working night and day, and funding their project themselveseach member of the team put in $10,000, supplemented by loans from local banksthey dug through the frost of Kansas winter nights. You can reach me at. It's like the end of a movie where you have all the credits, Hawley said. The committed steamboat hunter grabbed his metal detector and GPS and started walking. You hit and you miss., Hawley's father owned a heating and cooling business, and in 1985 Hawley met a customer who "looked for steamboats, flying saucers and Bigfoot. And, again based on the Luke's description in Acts, we believe we may have located the ruins of the inland Roman- style villa of Publius and his father, mentioned in Acts 28:7-8, which we would like to investigate further under Maltese oversight. >> THAT WAS 2016. Rather, it had come about by taking the Bible at face value, using it as a "road map" to guide our research, and then stepping out in faith and putting its details to the test in a tangible way. Advertisement for the Arabias final voyage; steamboats were used to carry both passengers and cargo. The Malta is resting under a cornfield near the town named for it, Malta Bend, and the Radnor remains under the Missouri's waters near Boonville. It all started with a shipwreck, as told in the book of Acts, about 60 AD while the apostle Paul was en route to Rome. Spots along the outline of "hits" are marked with red flags; misses are marked with white flags. (View a sample.). You dont have to go into the ocean to find a shipwreck, says Kansas City explorer DavidHawley. After more than a year and around 300 miles of walking, Hawley had a strong hit. In cooperation with the Maltese government, we want to return and do much more to verify the identity of the Roman anchor stock now at rest on the island. But for more than a century, no farmer knew exactly where a different type of gold was buried. >> THESE ARE NATIONAL TREASURES. Hes found 11 and dug up two, including the steamboat Arabia near Kansas City in 1987. But as winter moved into spring, their time ran out. The town has a single four-way stop, a single restaurant and field after field of corn. 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