Mississippi River Shanty Boats

In the fall of 1944 they built a houseboat small but neatly accommodated to their needs on the bank of the ohio near cincinnati and in it after a pause of two.

Mississippi river shanty boats.

A shantyboat is a small crude houseboat also called a flatboat broadhorn barge scow or ark. During that time bush was one of 50 000 people who lived on a shanty boat and called the ohio and mississippi rivers home. But it cannot be denied that shanty boats are no less tiny houses than anything else. Shanty boats were a popular form of housing in the region from the 1850 s to the 1950 s.

In july we are bringing the shantyboat across country to launch in the mississippi river on an art and history expedition. North mississippi nms okaloosa walton vps panama city fl pfn pensacola fl pns shreveport la shv southwest ms hez texarkana txk tuscaloosa tsc tyler east tx etx show 34 more. There is something so magical about them. Shantyboat is the story of a leisurely journey down the ohio and mississippi rivers to new orleans.

During that time about 50 000 people called the ohio and mississippi rivers home. Shanty boaters on the ohio and mississippi rivers have been part of the american south s story for decades living along the edge of its many rivers and experiencing the trade and travel that. Secret history is an a. Thanks to espressobuzz for the historic photo a journey to rediscover the lost narratives of river people river communities and the river itself.

Imagine then my recent excitement when learning a bit more about the history of shanty boats and river people in general. Perhaps it is a held over fascination with tom sawyer tales from the mississippi. Shanty boats were popular in the region from the 1850 s to the 1950 s.