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In the 19th century, Shreveport’s location along the Red River and near the Texan border made it a key point for economic development. The Red River, however, had been blocked by a 150-mile logjam known as the Great Raft. In the 1830s, steamboat captain Henry Miller Shreve worked to clear that raft and helped lay the groundwork for...
