WebJan 9, 2019 · HARLAND HAWLEY OBITUARY Harland M. "Bob" Hawley Bob Hawley, 89, Indep., MO passed January 7, 2019. A visitation will be held 5-8pm on January 10, 2019 at Steamboat Arabia Museum. A
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WebWe are saddened to announce the passing of Arabia excavator Harland "Bob" Hawley, who many of you may have met when visiting the museum over the years. The Honorable Life of Harland Maynard Hawley
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WebFrom: Facebook / Arabia Steamboat Museum Fast forward to 1987. The Arabia's wreckage had been lost to the river for more than 130 years, until Bob Hawley and his sons set out to find it. Using old maps, newspaper clippings and modern technology like a proton magnetometer (essentially a large metal-detector), Hawley and his team discovered that …
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WebIn the surrounding town, stories were also told of the steamboat, but the exact location of the boat was lost over time. In 1987, Bob Hawley and his sons, Greg and David, set out to find the boat. The Hawleys used old maps and a proton magnetometer to figure out the probable location, and finally discovered the Arabia half a mile from the river
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WebThe steamboat Arabia, shown here in a 1991 painting, vanished on Sep. 5, 1856. Gary R. Lucy Gallery, Washington, Missouri On a steamy July day in 1987, David Hawley walked through rows of
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WebJan 9, 2019 · Harland "Bob" Hawley — known for his work excavating a massive sunken steamboat displayed at the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City — died Monday at the age of 89, according to an obituary posted on the museum's Facebook
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WebMar 30, 2017 · A Steamboat, which had been missing for 132 years, was found 45 feet under a field March 30, 2017 Anastasia Kolomiets In 1988, a group of treasure hunters found a steamboat that was buried in a Kansas cornfield. It was loaded with supplies for 16 towns.
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WebMay 13, 2021 · A painting of the Steamboat Arabia done by Missouri artist Gary Lucy. The boat sank in 1856. Bob Hawley recovers hats from the sunken ship in Kansas City in 1989. Hawley and his sons, David
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WebThe legendary steamboat Arabia was lying buried beneath a farmer's field. Image credit: Arabia Steamboat Museum In the autumn of 1988, local furnace repair company owner Bob Hawley, his sons, and two family friends found the exact place where the Arabia sank. After they tracked the main deck in the soil and established the excavation site
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WebMar 1, 2019 · KCUR 89.3 Museum founder David Hawley points out the back of the steamboat Arabia as part of a tour of the museum. The museum's lease at City Market expires in 2026, and Hawley is already
Learn MoreWebJan 9, 2019 · Harland "Bob" Hawley — known for his work excavating a massive sunken steamboat displayed at the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City — died Monday at the age of 89, according to an obituary posted on the museum's Facebook
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WebJan 9, 2019 · Harland M. "Bob" Hawley Bob Hawley, 89, Indep., MO passed January 7, 2019. A visitation will be held 5-8pm on January 10, 2019 at Steamboat Arabia Museum. A service will be held at 10am on January 11
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WebJan 1, 1995 · The Treasures of the Steamboat Arabia Hardcover – January 1, 1995 by David Hawley (Author), Bob Hawley (Contributor), Greg Hawley (Contributor) 11 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover $31.20 5 Used from $31.20 2 Collectible from $70.00 Salvage of old steamboat in Kansas Read more Language English Publisher Arabia …
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WebIn the surrounding town, stories were also told of the steamboat, but the exact location of the boat was lost over time. In 1987, Bob Hawley and his sons, Greg and David, set out to find the boat. The Hawleys used old maps and a proton magnetometer to figure out the probable location, and finally discovered the Arabia half a mile from the river
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WebJan 10, 2019 · Bob Hawley, 86, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on January 7, 2019. A visitation will be 5-8 p.m. on January 10, 2019 at Steamboat Arabia Museum 400 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64106.
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WebDec 30, 2017 · On the morning of February 11, 1989, all excavation activities on the site were halted and, by the next day, water re-filled the drilled site. Now it was the time for the mesmerizing collection reclaimed from the once-lost steamboat to be cleaned and stored in a real museum. Arabia Steamboat Museum
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WebThe legendary steamboat Arabia was lying buried beneath a farmer's field. Image credit: Arabia Steamboat Museum In the autumn of 1988, local furnace repair company owner Bob Hawley, his sons, and two family friends found the exact place where the Arabia sank. After they tracked the main deck in the soil and established the excavation site
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WebWe are saddened to announce the passing of Arabia excavator Harland "Bob" Hawley, who many of you may have met when visiting the museum over the years. The Honorable Life of Harland Maynard Hawley
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WebArabia (steamboat) - Rediscovery and Excavation Rediscovery and Excavation In the 1860s, Elisha Sortor purchased the property where the boat lay. Over the years, legends were passed through the family that the boat was located somewhere under the land.
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WebJan 31, 2016 · It's a museum devoted to the Steamboat Arabia, which sunk after running into a tree snag in the muddy Missouri River on September 5, 1856 as it was carrying 200 tons of supplies destined for a string of frontier towns to the west. But like the fabled King Tut's Tomb, the recovery Bob Hawley still hangs out at the museum, meeting
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