Coalport, Iowa

Coalport's bluffs were rich with coal, and ships would stop at the riverside town to refuel. When the Des Moines River changed course in 1903, Coalport suddenly found itself a mile away from the water. Residents subsequently abandoned the town.

About this community

Dam: Red Rock Dam
River: Des Moines River
Established: 1857
Inundated: 1969

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Sources

History Buffs of Marion County, "The Lost Towns Under Lake Red Rock."