Str Amelia Poe wreckage on Upper Missouri River (The Montana Standard 09 Nov 2002)
One hundred-fifty years ago, four packets owned and operated by Georgetown were working on the upper Missouri River. Profits from these ventures were fabulous. If unsuccessful, fortunes were also lost. On May 24, 1868, the str Amelia Poe sunk at Oswego, MT. The 100 tons of freight aboard was salvaged by 1,500 Indians. The location where the packet snagged is now known as Amelia Poe Bend.
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