Start: August 03, 2008 at 02:00 PM

End: August 03, 2008 at 04:00 PM

Learn more about the engineer who made a living salvaging cargo and steamboats at the bottom of the river to building the first ironclads on the river during the Civil War. After the war, he overcame many engineering and man-made obstacles to build the bridge at St. Louis that still bears his name.

This program is free.

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