Henry Miller Shreve
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Henry Miller Shreve was a 19th-century American steamboat captain and engineer renowned for pioneering river navigation improvements on the Mississippi and Red Rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Miller Shreve canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
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human ⓘ river navigation pioneer ⓘ steamboat captain ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cave Hill Cemetery
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Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1785-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1851-03-06 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shreve ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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river navigation ⓘ steamboat design ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Miller Shreve self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasPartNamedAfter |
Shreveport
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surface form:
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area
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| influenced | development of commercial navigation on the Mississippi River system ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advocating for free navigation of western rivers
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clearing the Great Raft logjam on the Red River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging steamboat monopolies on western rivers
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development of snagboats for clearing river obstructions ⓘ improvements in steamboat design ⓘ pioneering river navigation improvements on the Mississippi River ⓘ pioneering river navigation improvements on the Red River ⓘ |
| notableWork | snagboat Heliopolis ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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inventor ⓘ steamboat captain ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Burlington County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Louisville, Kentucky
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United States of America ⓘ |
| residence |
Kentucky
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Louisiana ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantProject |
removal of river snags and obstructions on the Mississippi River
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removal of river snags and obstructions on the Red River ⓘ |
| transportationMode | steamboat ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mississippi River
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Ohio River ⓘ Red River ⓘ |
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