Henry Miller Shreve
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 173 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 21,1785 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | New Jersey |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 6,1851 |
| Died | St. Louis |
| Missouri | |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Parents | 2022-06-16 00:45:50 |
| Significant design | Steamboat Washington; Steamboat Heliopolis |
| Books | Conquering the Rivers: Henry Miller Shreve and the Navigation of America's Inland Waterways |
| Job | Inventor |
| Spous | Mary Blair; Lydia Rogers |
| Children | Harriet Louise ; Rebecca Ann (b. 1813); Hampden Zane (b. 1815); Mary |
| Signific design | Steamboat Washington; Steamboat Heliopolis |
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| ID | 1684306 |
Henry Miller Shreve Life story
Henry Miller Shreve was the American inventor and steamboat captain who opened the Mississippi, Ohio, and Red rivers to steamboat navigation. Shreveport, Louisiana, is named in his honor. Shreve was also instrumental in breaking the Fulton-Livingston monopoly on steamboat traffic on the lower Mississippi.
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