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2 unusual facts about Henry Miller Shreve


1824: The Arkansas War

Henry Shreve, steamboat entrepreneur who, in this timeline, is part-owner of the steamboat franchise on the Arkansas River serving the Arkansas nation.

Old River Control Structure

To reduce travel time, Captain Henry M. Shreve, a river engineer and founder of Shreveport, La., dug a canal in 1831 through the neck of Turnbull’s Bend; this canal became known as Shreve's Cut.



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