A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
“Goldenrod was a floating theater, known as a showboat, which operated on the Mississippi River and its tributaries throughout the 20th Century. National Historic Landmark on 24 December 1967 and a St.”
Wikipedia article Goldenrod (showboat), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Calhoun County · category: Structure · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kampsville, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Flood | Kampsville | $5,000 | The Illinois River hit major flood levels all along the border of Calhoun County. The river crested at Hardin, IL on April 26th at 36.34 feet but remained over flood stage into May.|Agricultural damage was the only know damage. Damage estimates were not available. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kampsville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Flood | Kampsville | $2,000 | The Illinois River along the border of Calhoun County remained at major flood levels in early May, dropped below major levels for a while, then rose to major levels again at the end of May. Damage was limited to some closed roads and flooded farmland. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kampsville | - | Several trees that were a couple of feet in diameter were blown over Bee Creek Road about 7 miles north of Kampsville. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Kampsville | - | A long track tornado that eventually hit Springfield, IL started as a small tornado over northern Calhoun County near the intersection of Hillcrest and Belleview Road on Farmers Ridge, or about 5 miles northwest of Kampsville. The tornado damaged a machine shed, one other smaller outbuilding and downed a few large trees. The tornado also caused damage along Highway 100 near the Illinois River. A barn was damaged and a number of large trees downed. The damage was rated F0. The tornado then crossed into extreme southeast Pike County. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kampsville | - | The Sheriff Department reported a tree down blocking Highway 100. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Kampsville | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Kampsville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 67000029 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Calhoun County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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