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Civil War era shipwrecks on White River

I am continuing my research on the Transport "MILLBOY". Is anyone familiar with the part of the lower White River where the boat sank? old maps have the area marked as "MILLBOY SHOALS". My best guess this is probably a soybean field or part of the river bank now. Is there an expert out there who might be able to tell me if the ship might be there and what kind of condition would it mostly likely be in? She was classified in one place as 83 tons and another as 86 tons. The steam engine was a slidevalve.
I am curious if any of the horsepowered mechanism was left onboard when the conversion to ste0am was completed, and if any of the gristmill still exists?

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