'Mississippi Raft' engraving   Save
Boats Small Picture Collection
Description: This engraving is captioned "The Mississippi Raft," and shows a type of watercraft often used to transport goods and people on rivers and other waterways during the early 19th century in the United States. In the era before railroads and automobiles, rivers, lakes, and canals were important transportation routes in the United States. They were easier and more economical to travel than were the roads of the time. Prior to the invention of steamboats, waterways were navigated in boats powered by sail, human muscle, or the current. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC181_02
Subjects: Boats and boating; Transportation; Mississippi River;
Places: Mississippi River;