Transportation in McMinnville 100 Years Ago

Our project presents a historical view of transportation and its development in McMinnville in the 1910s, especially in 1912. McMinnville was incorporated as a town in 1876 and became a city in 1882. At the time, people still frequently rode horses (including stagecoaches), and the Yamhill River provided an early artery for pioneer travel and commerce. Then rails expanded in Oregon in the late 1800s and became a popular mode of transportation in the early 20th century. By the 1910s, horses, steamboats, rails, and cars were four major modes of transportation in McMinnville

Steamboat Activity in Florida During the Second Seminole Indian War

A significant stimulus to the development of steamboat activity in Florida was the Second Seminole Indian War (1835-1842). The war was a difficult one for the United States to wage. Transportation by water played a key role. The conflict involved a substantial number of steamboats. Because of a lack of roads, they served as logical and logistical answers to military needs. Army facilities located on or near navigable waters, like the St. Johns River and its tributaries, could be supplied by steamboats. With few exceptions steamboats were primarily used for military purposes and usually did not cater to civilians. However, it was realized that there was potential for trade and transportation. Mainly the army was involved in the Indian war; the navy played only a limited role

Steamboats and the Rise of the Cotton Kingdom

King Cotton and the Transportation Revolution This book is the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between the rise of southwestern steamboats and the cotton kingdom. Based on a wide array of primary research in government documents, court records, travelers accounts, antebellu...

East Coast Florida Steamboating, 1831-1861

Transportation facilities have always played a substantial and significant role in the development and settlement of the United States. Likewise, in the early days of Florida’s development, water transportation played a most important part, sailing ships helping to bring in some of the first settlers and visitors. Because Florida is a peninsula for the most part and has water access on most of its boundaries as well as many waterways serving the interior, transportation by water has always loomed large. Sailing vessels, however, have their difficulties not the least of which is the lack of a regular schedule and the difficulty in penetrating inland waterways. The early steamboats gradually supplanted them in the carrying of people and general cargo goods although sailing ships, mostly schooners, held their own or more for many years in the tranportation of bulk cargoes such as lumber and agricultural products. It is the story of these early steamboats, their advent on the scene in Florida waters, and their progress through the years with which this narrative is concerned. In their day they were centers of community activity and progress, and each arrival was longingly awaited

An evaluation of the effectiveness of three types of study guides in producing immediate and delayed recall.

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‘It Wasn't the Money Boat’: The Myth and Reality of Treasure Hunting for Western River Steamboats in the United States

This dissertation chronicles the historical record of the attempt to recover treasure from buried western river steamboats in the United States by examining the site formation of steamboat wreck sites, treasure myths, protective legislation regarding historic shipwrecks, and treasure hunting attempts from the late-nineteenth century to modern day. Primary accounts from the nineteenth century through current day, including newspapers, magazines, literature, narratives written by treasure hunters, legislative agendas, legal documents, and court case proceedings, were utilized. Seven case studies of steamboats targeted by treasure hunters were included: Missouri Packet (1820), Ben Sherrod (1837), Arabia (1856), Twilight (1865), Bertrand (1865), Leodora (1866), and City of New Orleans (unidentified). Each of these vessels sunk in the nineteenth century and later became the target of treasure seekers who hoped to recover valuables. In the nineteenth century, the steamboat was a crucial mode of transportation of goods and people. Cargoes included foodstuffs, raw materials, ceramics, clothing, alcoholic spirits, and tools. Basically, if it was needed or wanted, it could be found in the cargo hold of a steamboat. Despite their utility, transporting goods by steamboat involved risk. Accidents—including boiler explosions or being impaled by snags—were common. In many cases, the boat sank after an accident. Some steamboats and their cargo were salvaged shortly after they sank. Others were abandoned, either inaccessible or forgotten. An abandoned vessel potentially holds thousands of artifacts, some of it with potential market value. Thus, western river steamboats have become the subject of treasure hunting lore. These tales focused on rumored whiskey cargoes and precious metals buried on steamboats along the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri rivers and their tributaries. Treasure hunters of late nineteenth century attempted to get at the rumored treasure but often failed due to difficult conditions. Later attempts proved to be more thorough, and they could also prove to be more destructive to the archaeological record. Treasure hunters have recovered thousands of artifacts but no treasure troves. Some have worked to conserve and display artifacts. At the same time, treasure hunting methods are often at odds with archaeological principles and the conservation of cultural heritage

Green River Research Collection (MSS 77)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 77. Chiefly photocopies of research materials relating to the Green River (Kentucky) and its tributaries. This data, gathered during 1984-1986, supported a Kentucky Museum grant proposal for a future exhibit focusing on the Green River Valley

Evaluating the Location Efficiency of Arabian and African Seaports Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

In this paper the efficiency and performance is evaluated for 22 seaports in the region of East Africa and the Middle East. The aim of our study is to compare seaports situated on the maritime trade road between the East and the West. These are considered as middledistance ports at which goods from Europe and Far East/Australia can be exchanged and transhipped to all countries in the Middle East and East Africa. All these seaports are regional coasters, and dhow trade was built on these locations, leading this part of the world to become an important trade centre. Data was collected for 6 years (2000-2005) and a non-parametric linear programming method, DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) is applied. The ultimate goal of our study is: 1) to estimate the performance levels of the ports under consideration. This will help in proposing solutions for better performance and developing future plans. 2) to select optimum transhipment locations.Middle East and East African Seaports; Data Envelopment Analysis; Seaports Efficiency; Performance measurement of Containers Ports; transshipment.

Escape to Freedom: The Role of the Steamboat in the Underground Railroad

Escape to Freedom: The Role of the Steamboat in the Underground Railroad Richard D. Parke