Low water in the Meramec and other Missouri rivers can reveal skeletons of the past, including those of old steamboats. Remains of the good ship Betsy Ann can be found in the Meramec River near Kirkwood.
Betsy Ann’s rusty hull can be seen near the Meramec banks in low water across from Emmenegger Park in Kirkwood. This defunct river steamer, launched in 1899, should not be confused with the Betsy Ann that plies the Mississippi near Biloxi, Mississippi.
“The boat carried U.S. mail from Natchez, Mississippi, to Bayou Sara, Louisiana,” explained Drew A. Walters, who did research for an article on the Betsy Ann for his Eureka Historical Society Facebook site…