Made possible by the Rivers
Institute and the History
Department of Hanover College.
Rivers Institute at Hanover College
The Rivers Institute was part of Hanover College from 2004 to 2014. Founded with a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, it promoted a wider understanding of rivers and river systems around the world, from both cultural and natural science perspectives.
Steamboat
Adventure homepage
Chronology
Spring 1811Summer 1811
Fall 1811
Winter 1811-1812
Spring 1812
Locations
PittsburghCincinnati
Louisville (Kentucky) and Madison (Indiana Territory)
New Madrid (now in Missouri)
Chickasaw Bluffs (now Memphis)
Natchez
New Orleans
Topics
Nicholas and Lydia RooseveltThe Transportation Revolution
The Great Comet of 1811
The New Madrid Earthquakes
Indian Relations
Questions or comments -- historians@hanover.edu