Scattered over two acres in three separate locations around St. Elmo, St. Elmo, Illinois. County/parish: Fayette.
Removed from the National Register of Historic Places July 13, 2011. NRIS 89002460.
1 contributing structure.
President is a steamboat that currently lies dismantled in Effingham, Illinois, United States. Originally named Cincinnati, it was built in 1924 and is the only remaining "Western Rivers" style sidewheel river excursion steamboat in the United States. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989, although these designations were revoked in 2011. Her home ports have been Cincinnati, Ohio; New Orleans, Louisiana; Vicksburg, Mississippi; St. Louis, Missouri; and Davenport, Iowa.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892841