Downriver From Pinckney Bend
by William Fields
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Title
Downriver From Pinckney Bend
Artist
William Fields
Medium
Digital Art - Photograph
Description
Pinckney Bend was a navigational hazard well-known to generations Missouri River boatmen. Located at mile marker 83 above St. Louis, it is the site of a once-thriving town long since disappeared, and a stretch of river where at least five 19th century steamboats were wrecked, including the famous side-wheeler Spread Eagle.
This scene is at the next meander in the river from Pinckney Bend headed East toward Saint Louis.
Today its namesake, the Pinckney Bend Distilling Company in New Haven, Missouri, celebrates the legend and lore of this vanished town. The river has changed course since those early days, but standing on the levee not far from the distillery's front door and looking westward, you can almost see where the town of Pinckney once stood.
Corporal John Coulter, perhaps the most famous and colorful member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and arguably one of the group's hardiest partiers eventually settled in the New Haven area, just across the river from Pinckney. He lived there until his death in 1813, and is believed buried only a few miles from the distillery.
Early settlers in the river bottoms around Pinckney were an interesting lot, with Daniel Boone and his extended family being the most prominent. Several nearby farmers were veterans of the War of 1812, and two were descended from signers of the Declaration of Independence. The famous steamboat Captain William R. Massie also grew up on Massie's Creek near Pinckney. It is not generally known that Charles Younger, grandfather to the notorious Younger Brothers Gang, which included Jesse James, was an early settler near Pinckney.
Just when everything was going so well, the promise that was Pinckney ended with a major flood in the spring of 1824. Only one first-hand account of this disaster survives. "John Tice, a German, was the first settler on Pinckney Bottom in 1809. When the over-flow of 1824 came he refused to leave his house, but moved his family upstairs and waited patiently for the water to subside. But in order to be prepared for escape in case of an emergency, he tied two meat troughs together to be used as a canoe. Some of his neighbors who had fled to the hills, became alarmed at the absence of Tice and his family, and went to their house on a raft, to see what had become of them. They found them safe, but unwilling to abandon their home; so they left them. Fortunately the water did not sweep the house away or reach the second story, and they remained in safety until the river receded into its banks."
While the Tice family home survived, most of Pinckney's other buildings did not. The final stroke came in the same year, when the County Seat was moved to a more central, less flood-prone location. But fate wasn't finished. Sometime after the flood of 1824 the Missouri river changed course and the area that had been Pinckney found itself on the opposite bank of the river, and in a different county. With this final act, all physical evidence of the town was erased. What became of the town's distiller also disappeared into the mists of time.
Today, Pinckney Bend Distillery celebrates the historic town of Pinckney producing premium quality, hand-crafted spirits worthy of their heritage, one small batch at a time.
Visit Pinckney Bend Distillery on the internet at http://pinckneybend.com/
One of a Kind
You can purchase a one of a kind, original print of this image directly from the artist by contacting me via email. The picture is signed and the mat has a hand drawn remarque in graphite. The paper and inks are archival and the printing is done under my direct supervision.
An original print is one on which I have personally supervised the process. It is printed on archival paper using archival inks. I hand sign the piece and draw a remarque on the mat that in some way reflects the original image. This small original drawing adds aesthetic interest as well as value to the print. In the case of "Downriver From Pinkney Bend" I might draw a whiskey jug, acorns, oak leaves or some other related objects in graphite.
An original print is a higher value collector's piece because of the additional care and handling. It differs from the prints that are sold by Fine Art America by virtue of the quality of materials, the signature and the remarque. Its increased value to the collector is in its one of a kind status.
I frame the image using gallery molding - clean, square wood molding in either black, white, natural or walnut stain. It has a contemporary look that gives the piece a professional finish.
Shipping & Handling are based on zipcode. I can give you a specific price when I know the destination. The size of the image is 24x36. The mat and frame add to the size. The finished piece is approximately 30x40.
Additionally, prints of all of my photos can be purchased directly from me in various sizes that include a signature, a remarque and custom framing. Please contact me by email for details and pricing.
I also offer signed giclee prints that are more economically priced. These are available framed and matted, only matted or as simply a print. Contact me by email for details and pricing.
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