# From Atlas Obscura: How did a ship end up buried in a Kansas cornfield?

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**Created:** [April 12, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-atlas-obscura-how-did-a-ship-end-up-buried-in-a-kansas-cornfield/982546 "2023-04-12T01:55:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-atlas-obscura-how-did-a-ship-end-up-buried-in-a-kansas-cornfield/982546/2 "2023-04-12T03:12:26Z")

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You probably didn’t see this this post of mine last summer:

> [@Has anyone been to any Museum Ships? Thoughts on best ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-any-museum-ships-thoughts-on-best-ones/966476/27):
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> It’s technically not a Museum Ship, but the [Arabia Steamboat Museum](https://www.1856.com/) in Kansas City has a fascinating collection of Civil War-era artifacts, which were remarkably well-preserved after the ship wrecked on the Missouri River and was then buried in sand after the river changed course.

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