Iron Banks on the Mississippi near Columbia

Description

En route to New Orleans in January, Bodmer passed many small settlements on the banks of the Mississippi. Many of these have since disappeared. According to Maximilian's account of Bodmer's voyage, one of the first towns of any size located below the mouth of the Ohio was Columbia, not found on modern maps of the river. Bodmer produced a watercolor sketch of the so-called Iron Banks in this vicinity. Maximilian reported that "Columbia has 20-24 houses."