River Queen in 1963

The River Queen was built in 1923 as the Cape Girardeau, and served many years in other locations. The steamship appeared in Gone with the Wind as the Gordon C. Greene, and was finally named River Queen in the late 1950s. It was bought for less than $50k and brought to Hannibal in 1961, where it served until 1964. In December 1967, the 50 year old steamboat sank to the bottom of the Mississippi at the. docks at St. Louis, and unfortunately could not be recovered.