"It's the boat and it's full of stuff, Hawley said excitedly. "We've been working on it for years to get it to this point, Hawley said. Cornfield Shipwreck (3) 37min 2019 NR 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. Today the collection is so vast it is housed in a former fruit market in Kansas City that the team turned into a museum. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. That led to The Arabia Steamboat Museum in the City Market in Kansas City, Missouri, and sent Hawley on a continuing quest to find five other steamboats from the hundreds that sank in the river. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. Inside, they found 150 gold buttons, fabric, well-preserved ceramics and a large iron hook. 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. According to David Hawley, the leader. Copyright 2023 Kansas City archaeologist John Fulmer was at the site when the drilling to outline the boat was finished on Saturday and was excited that the measurements matched those of the Malta. >> I REMEMBER COMING DOWN HERE AND WONDERING WOULD IT BE IN THIS FIELD OR THAT FIELD OR MAYBE IN THE RIVER. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of KMBC-TV. Steamboats dominated travel in the U.S. during the 19th century. Like walking into a pre-Civil War department store; the collections size is matched by the pristine condition of the artifacts. Visiting the collection of treasure rescued from the Arabia, the scope of the artifacts is staggering. But with the Arabia Museum "bursting at the seams," until a new space is found that can accommodate all future boats, the Malta, the Radnor, their cargo and the stories they tell of America's westward expansion remain buried. (View a sample.). Having confirmed Luke's precise details of the anchors' location - a "bay with a beach" (v. 39), a place where "two seas meet" (v. 41), the depth of "fifteen fathoms" (v. 28) - we then secured permission to examine the anchor stock itself. The Malta lies in a cornfield 1,000 feet from the Missouri River due to the river's changing boundaries. "It's real exciting.. Walking inside is like stepping back in time into a well-stocked department store from just before the Civil War. That was followed up by core sampling to confirm the existence of recoverable items, and to allow us to evaluate the condition of what lies buried., Like the Arabia, the Malta is underground and not underwater. Three years later, the Malta is still underground. My email is steve@kcur.org. published by Curiosity TV in 2019 (Photo:Courtesy of the Arabia Steamboat Museum). The town of Malta Bend has waited centuries to find its namesake and is eager to know and see the treasures contained below the surface. This place is on the island of Malta in a body of water called "St. Paul's Bay," a tradition started by a priest in the 1500s but not supported in any way by historical evidence. In August, 1856, the Great White Arabia was chartered for a run from St. Louis to Omaha City, Nebraska. As I correlated all these facts, I realized that the four stern anchors of Paul's prisoner-laden cargo ship may well represent the best possibility in the world today of recovering an actual, physical object specifically mentioned in the pages of the Bible. His most significant is the Arabia, the centerpiece of the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas Citys River Market. 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. >> THE TOWN OF MALTA BEND, MISSOURI HAS WAITED CENTURIES TO FIND ITS NAMESAKE AND IS EAGER TO KNOW AND SEE THE TREASURES CONTAINED BELOW THE SURFACE. See. Hawley has big dreams for the Malta and for future steamboat finds. She was carrying over 220 tons of cargo destined to help equip 16 frontier towns, including St. Joseph, Missouri and Sioux City, Iowa. 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. But the Great White Arabia was lost, along with all her precious cargo. 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. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. We're bringing in good people to the project.. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. The steamboat Malta begins to reveal its 175-year-old mystery. Around this time last year, his metal detector found high concentrations of metal in a field owned by farmer Jim Backes. One such place was near Parkville, a few miles north east of Kansas City. Please donate here to help make this new, state-of-the-art facility a reality. Hawley has found several sunken steamboats. This unique international membership offers education, insight and community for the serious believer. David Hawley has been hunting sunken Missouri steamboats since 1988 when he, along with his father, brother and two friends, went looking for and found the Steamboat Arabia 45 feet underground in a field where the Mighty Mo once flowed. As I began to investigate Luke's account more carefully, one detail kept jumping off the pages of Scripture at me: after all the horror and travail of the storm at sea, and the ship's narrow escape by putting out four stern anchors in the middle of the night, the next morning ". Its like mowing a lawn, you go back and forth, Hawley said. The first mystery is, of course, how a boat that sank mid-river ends up buried in a field. You can help by adding some! >> THE ONLY THING TO DO, BREAK OUT THE METAL DETECTOR AND START WALKING. Digging up another boat, especially not knowing what is inside, is high-risk, he said. Just as important to me is an obligation to mentor the next generation of producers to ensure that the important conversations continue. But for more than a century, no farmer knew exactly where a different type of gold was buried. HIS LATEST QUEST IS FOR AN EVEN GREATER PRIZE, AND HE KNEW EXACTLY WHERE TO START. The evidence we had personally discovered fit every detail of Luke's description of the anchors Paul's ship left in the sea. People, you know, a mile away figured it might be on their property or whatever.. An eye-opening journey through the history, culture, and places of the culinary world. Let us know! 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. (Photo:Courtesy of the Arabia Steamboat Museum). While most rescued sunken treasure is heavily water damaged and covered in rust and barnacles, the cargo of the Arabia was in relatively pristine condition, about as immaculately preserved as the day she sank 160 years ago. We didnt dig the boat to create a museum, says Hawley. Until then, the items waiting to be catalogued are preserved encased in ice blocks. 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. You dont have to go into the ocean to find a shipwreck, says Kansas City explorer DavidHawley. Sign up here to receive our free digital version of Personal Update. Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. Find out where to watch online amongst 15+ services including Netflix, Hotstar, Hooq. When you get your lawn cut, you can see where youve been before.. 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. We don't have any cast added to this movie. >> WEVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR YEARS TO GET IT TO THIS POINT. IT WAS LOADED WITH EXPENSIVE TRADING GOODS. 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. It was entirely possible that there was nothing lying under the field they had so expensively begun to dig up. "That's as good of history as it gets, Hawley said. (816) 471-1856|steamboatmuseum@gmail.com, INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL STEAMBOAT MUSEUM. Each time it came up, workers moved the portable rig another foot, later refilling the holes left behind and marking them with white paint. Researchers claim to have identified an anchor from St. Paul's shipwreck on the island of Malta. It was one such snag, hewn from a sycamore tree, that did in the Arabia. The boat, built inPittsburgh in 1839, had left St. Louis for Council Bluffs, Iowa. "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. Because of fear of smashing into some rocks in the dark, they drop their anchors. 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. Lost for 132 years, its recovery in 1988 was like finding the King Tut's Tomb of the Missouri River. (Photo:Courtesy of the Arabia Steamboat Museum), As the cargo deck was gradually unearthed, so too was the remarkable scale of the find. But just what lies in wait underneath this midwestern field remains a mystery to be uncovered this winter. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier. Reach me at alexanderdk@kcur.org. Jim Backes owns 1,500 acres along the bend in the river where the water used to flow. 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. 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Second Sunken Steamboat Raises Questions For Kansas City's Arabia Museum, Steamboat Arabia Museum Charts Course Away From City Market, Toward Jefferson City, A guide to exploring Kansas City's French influences and history. During the latter half of the 19th century, the Corps of Engineers undertook projects to forcibly alter the shape of the Missouri River. There was no sign of the legendary hoard of gold and whiskey barrels. And - most important of all - we had photos and videotape of a physical, verifiable artifact which, with all reasonable certainty, we could identify as having been specifically mentioned in Scripture! (Photo: Luke Spencer). It's universal that people love a treasure hunting story, Hawley said. Click here to login or here to sign up. Like many other traditions relating to Biblical events, there is a traditionally held site for the location of Paul's shipwreck. A nearly complete chalk outline marks the position of the Malta steamboat on Saturday. Cornfield Shipwreck When the mighty Steamboat Arabia sank near Kansas City on September 5, 1856, she carried 200 tons of mystery cargo. But as winter moved into spring, their time ran out. Koinonia Institute is dedicated to training and equipping the serious Christian for ministry in todays world. Bible study resources from Dr. Chuck Missler, on DVD, CD, audio and video download. Before the advent of the railroads, steamboats pioneered the rapidly expanding Western frontier, carrying passengers and supplies along rivers such as the Mississippi and the Missouri. Two years later, he would find the Arabia. While the Arabia lies once again dormant in the cornfield, plans are already underway for the next excavation this winter: the steamboat Malta. The discovery was truly a modern day treasure-hunting story at its best. . While the Arabia lies once again dormant in the cornfield, plans are already underway for the next excavation this winter: the steamboat Malta. That may soon change. 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. >> BEFORE I DID THIS, MY FAMILY RAN A HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING BUSINESS. This suggests the possibility of a shipwreck on the rarely travelled north side of the island, where St. Paul's Bay now is. Closed one hour early onMemorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween and New Year's Eve. 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. 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. Operated by the American Fur Company, the Malta sank in the Missouri in 1841, headed for trade with Native Americans, and would have returned laden with expensive pelts. You have permission to edit this article. The dishes were uncovered soon after, says Hawley. Hawley says the lease for the steamboat museum is up in seven years and he needs more room. Its tagline is 200 tons of treasure., When designing the museum, inspiration was drawn from departments stores to see how the merchandise would have been displayed. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the days most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. A white outline marks the spot where a buried treasure may soon surface. Directors Shane Seley Genres Even more amazing, because he had no idea what he had found, the diver passed along one of the anchor stocks to a friend of the family - who now kept it on display in her local villa! There was a problem saving your notification. "That's pretty exciting stuff, Hawley said. On September 5, 1856 about an hour north of Kansas City, the Arabia hit the sharp snag, and within minutes lay at the bottom of the Missouri River. Kansas City, MO 64106, A popular Kansas City attraction for more than 25years. The oldest dugout ever found there is almost 7,000 years old. The network. This coming Wednesday 10thFebruary, Malta will be celebrating the feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck. Other locations for Paul's shipwreck on Malta have been suggested based on geographical analysis and the discovery of Roman anchors. The Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck is one of the oldest Roman Catholic parish churches in Malta and is dedicated to St. Paul's brief time on the island. After more than a year and around 300 miles of walking, Hawley had a strong hit. The Malta sank in the Missouri River in 1841. Its estimated between 300 and 400 boats have sunk along the Missouri River. under the cornfield of retired magistrate Norman Sortor. Cornfield Shipwreck (2019) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb Edit Cornfield Shipwreck (2019 TV Special) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Shane Seley Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Michael Mavretic . It was here in 1856 that the Arabia sank after hitting a snag of a sycamore tree, sinking in minutes. If we find beads or pipes, were off to the races, he said. Local legends grew of a sunken steamboat under the cornfield of retired magistrate Norman Sortor. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. Hes had discussions with other cities in Missouri and even some in other states. Now, David Hawley, alongside Jerry Mackey and David Luttrell, are leading a new team of adventurers determined to unearth the sunken steamboat. Whatever the team finds inside, Hawley said hed like to combine its artifacts with those at the Arabia museum. The locations of the metal, he said, aligned with the layout of a 19th century steamboat, with the highest concentrations in spots where an engine, boiler and paddle wheels would be. The cost to dig it up: $3 million. Drilling at the site began in January. The rig stopped Saturday afternoon as it rounded out the last corner, affirming David Hawleys suspicion of what it had been running into down below. (Photo: Courtesy of the Arabia Steamboat Museum). This page was last modified 07:42, 17 November 2021. KCUR serves the Kansas City region with breaking news and powerful storytelling. Marking the outline of the Arabia; 45 feet deep and about the length of a football field. $3 MILLION. Check In Add to history Add to collection Add to watchlist He doesn't work in the family business anymore; the museum and searching for steamboats are his full-time gigs. Only until the Malta reveals its cargo will Hawley know whether the boat was headed upriver laden with fabrics, food and household goods or hauling furs for the American Fur Co. in St. Louis. The cost to dig it up: $3 million. "It's great exercise even if you don't find anything, Hawley said. Aboard the sidewheeled steamer was cargo for Peter Sarpy, Papin & Robidoux and other Chouteau trading posts and merchants along the Missouri River. Discoveries in the Black Sea: Pre-Flood Artifacts? [Bob Cornuke can be contacted at the Biblical Archaeology Search & Exploration (BASE) Institute: (719) 540-9799 or www.baseinstitute.org.]. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Receive top local news and columns every morning. [However, he says that St Paul healed . David Hawley takes measurements at different points of the Malta steamboat's outline on Saturday. They decide to try to sail the boat right up onto the beach there. 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