What did Henry Miller Shreve do?

What did Henry Miller Shreve do?

Henry Miller Shreve, (born Oct. 21, 1785, Burlington county, N.J., U.S.—died March 6, 1851, St. Louis, Mo.), American river captain and pioneer steamboat builder who contributed significantly to developing the potential of the Mississippi River waterway system.

What was the name of the man who invented the Snagboat He used to clear the Mississippi River for steamboats?

Shreve designed a steamboat, the Heliopolis, that had a jaw-like device on its bow to pick up and remove snags to a sawmill on the boat’s deck. Snag boat operations, funded by the government, made navigation of the nation’s rivers safer and much more economical.

Where is Henry Miller Shreve buried?

Henry Miller Shreve

Who founded Shreveport Louisiana?

Shreveport, Louisiana, was founded in 1836, by the Shreve Town Company, a corporation established to develop a town at the juncture of the newly navigable Red River and the Texas Trail, an overland route into the newly independent Republic of Texas and, prior to that time, into Mexico.