Henry Miller Shreve
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Henry Miller Shreve was an American inventor and steamboat captain who removed obstructions to navigation of the Mississippi, Ohio and Red rivers. Shreveport, Louisiana, was named in his honor.
Captain Henry Miller Shreve
Wood engraving of steamer Washington
Shreve's grave at Bellefontaine Cemetery
Keelboat
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A keelboat is a sailboat with a keel and ballast to help keep the boat upright, as opposed to a dinghy. It typically has a cabin with accommodation for crew. Although there can be some overlap, they a
Henry Miller Shreve
…lower Mississippi. He was the first riverboat captain to travel the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans and back, as well as the first to bring a keelboat from the Ohio River up the Mississippi to the Fever River in Illinois. Shreve also made significant improvements to the steamboat and the steam engine…
A keelboat race in California