Mississippi River Shanty Boats

We celebrate living on the water affordably.

Mississippi river shanty boats.

For most people such a journey is the stuff that dreams are made of but for harlan and anna hubbard it became a cherished reality. Shanty boats were popular 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. 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. During that time bush was one of 50 000 people who lived on a shanty boat and called the ohio and mississippi rivers home. Perhaps it is a held over fascination with tom sawyer tales from the mississippi. Shantyboat is the story of a leisurely journey down the ohio and mississippi rivers to new orleans.

There is a long forgotten history in america of people living in homemade shantyboats a reasonable and cost free solution for displaced people in rural areas and workers in urban areas. During that time about 50 000 people called the ohio and mississippi rivers home. 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. 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.

There is something so magical about them. 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.