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Harpers Ferry, Iowa one of the oldest settlements in Allamakee County, is located on a level plateau of beautiful wooded bluffs that extend three miles up and down the river. Harpers Slough, permits easy access from the Mississippi River main channel.
The history of urban settlements in the Quad-Cities was stimulated by riverboat traffic. For fourteen miles (21 km) between LeClaire, Iowa, and Rock Island, the Mississippi River flowed across a series of finger-like rock projections protruding from either bank.These rapids were difficult for steamboats to traverse. Interstate 74 Bridge, formerly known as the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge, connecting Bettendorf and Moline. 2  The twin suspension spans across the Mississippi River were built in 1935 and 1959 and adapted to carry Interstate 74 in the early 1970s. 3  The twinned towers are a symbol of the two-state Quad-Cities community.