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QC RiverWay Audio Tour
The first cell phone based audio tour in the region
Many museum and walking tours in larger cities have embraced the cell based tour. Technology what it is you’d be hard-pressed to find pedestrians and cyclists on the trails who don’t carry a phone with them. The RiverWay Audio Tour is poised to capture the attention of Quad Citians and tourists with unique narrations that describe the area's role in national river history.
The QC RiverWay Audio Tour has stops on Arsenal Island, Davenport, Bettendorf, Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, Hampton, Rapids City, Port Byron, and Cordova.
- Call the number - (563) 209-9071
- Enter the tour stop number followed by '#'
- Listen to the recorded message
- Learn about Mississippi River history
CLICK HERE to download the NEW & EXPANDED audio tour map.
Listen to the audio spots by calling from your phone or download the podcasts by clicking on the links below.
1-How tall is the Arsenal Clock Tower?
2-Who designed the double decked Government Bridge?
3-Which U.S. President defended the R.I. Railroad when this bridge was hit?
4-For how much was Dillon Fountain constructed in 1918?
5-What Davenport musical legend’s roots began in LeClaire Park?
6-What are the only two professional ballparks older than Woodman Park?
67-In what year were Locks and Dam 15 completed?
7-How did Centennial Bridge get its name?
8-What U.S. President participated in 1854s Grand Excursion?
9-Which flood prompted Rock Island to build its levee?
10-How were logs floated down the Mississippi to local lumber mills?
11-Sylvan Natural Area is a demo project for which River Action program?
12-Which steel company took up residence on this island in 1894?
13-Moline-In what year did John Deere move his plow factory to Moline?
14-For how many miles does the Mississippi River Trail stretch?
15-How long were the Rock Island Rapids?
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16-What started The Great Fire of 1901?
17-What is the oldest residence in the Quad Cities?
18-How did Stubbs Eddy get its name?
19-Which U.S. president was memorialized at Davenport’s Camp McLellan?
20-Just how old is this white limestone bedrock?
21-What tamed the Rock Island Rapids?
22-Which span of the Memorial Bridge was completed first?
23-What was Bettendorf called before it was Bettendorf?
24-Who developed this area in the 1830s?
25-How did Credit Island get its name?
26-How long is the Crescent Bridge?
27-What toy factory used to be in this area?
28-Who is Marquis Harbor named after?
29-When was John Deere Harvester built?
30-In what year was the Brettun & Black Store built?
31-How many locks and dams are on the Mississippi River?
32-In what year was Rapids City incorporated?
33-How did Port Byron get its name?
34-What has long been the community center of Cordova?
101-How tall is the Arsenal Clock Tower?
102-Who designed the double decked Government Bridge?
103-What wildlife can you see at The Gathering Point?
104-Which U.S. President defended the railroad when the original bridge here was hit by a steamboat?
105-What's the oldest residence in the Quad Cities?
106-Which famed aviator stayed at Quarters One?
107-Where can you find a 100 year old 'horse'?
