Boat Name: King of Mississippi
Country: United States
Actual Dimensions of Model: Scale 1:80, Length 25 inches, Height 13 inches.
Year Model Built: June 10, 1999 – December 7, 1999
Historical Significance:
This authentic Mississippi paddleboat steamboat reminds us of Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. Mississippi riverboats carried cotton & other inland trade, towed barges and ferried railroad trains across rivers. They helped to shrink the vastness of America.