12. Captain David M. Tipton Grave

12. Nearby is another anchor at the grave of Capt. David M. Tipton, a friend of Mark Twain and captain of the government snagboat, “Colonel Alexander Mackenzie.” He died in 1904 at the wheel of his boat in the middle of Lake Pepin. His crew found an anchor at the bottom of the harbor at Keokuk, brought it to Chippiannock and placed it near his grave.

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