ABOUT STEAMBOAT ROCK
The town took its name from a large projecting rock on a bluff of the Iowa River, which at a distance presented the appearance of steamboats lying at anchor. On one of these was what resembled a wheel-house, and on this grew a large pine tree looking somewhat like a smokestack which in 1885 was struck by lightning and the shock cut off the “wheel house” and ruined the resemblance to a steamboat. Floods later completely washed away the piece of rock known at the wheel-house. While it might have had to draw largely on fancy and imagination to ever have seen a steamboat on the bank of the river at that point, it was enough to forever give a pretty name to the town site.
Today it is know as "The Valley Of Friendliness". Know that you will receive a warm welcome when you visit.
Today it is know as "The Valley Of Friendliness". Know that you will receive a warm welcome when you visit.