More than a century later, David Hawley discovered the sunken steamer a half-mile from the river bank beneath 45 feet of earth; it then became the focus of the Arabia Steamboat Museum. Today you ...

For almost 34 years, the Arabia Steamboat Museum has served as ... St. Charles is also up for consideration. Museum co-owner David Hawley is still unsure of the museum's fate but hopes the ...

These whale-oil lamps were found in the Arabia, along with bullwhips, doorknobs, pickles and more. David Hawley The Hawleys discovered neither gold nor whiskey in the hold of Arabia. But as they ...